Are Guns Declining?

[PoliticalChic]

One of the things which is not revealed by these surveys is the basic change in the demographics of an "American home". Beginning with the EXACT same time frame as the initial decline in homes having guns, there was the beginning of a major shift in the very nature of the "American home". Prior to the early 70's, the traditional household of a married couple with chiildren clearly dominated. Beginning in the the 70's the absolute number of households began growing exponentially in relation to the overall population. This growth in the number of household which have a female head of household was primarily responsible for this growth in the overall number of households as compared to the overall population. Single moms became a reality instead of an aberration. Professional women who have intentionally delayed marriage also dramatically increased.

Of course, women are much less likely to have firearms than men (although this is changing). The result is that the percentage of households having guns has declined even though the percentage of people owning guns has remained relatively stable. The decline referred to is based primarily upon this changing demographic concerning American households

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[rightwinger]

One of the things which is not revealed by these surveys is the basic change in the demographics of an "American home". Beginning with the EXACT same time frame as the initial decline in homes having guns, there was the beginning of a major shift in the very nature of the "American home". Prior to the early 70's, the traditional household of a married couple with chiildren clearly dominated. Beginning in the the 70's the absolute number of households began growing exponentially in relation to the overall population. This growth in the number of household which have a female head of household was primarily responsible for this growth in the overall number of households as compared to the overall population. Single moms became a reality instead of an aberration. Professional women who have intentionally delayed marriage also dramatically increased.

Of course, women are much less likely to have firearms than men (although this is changing). The result is that the percentage of households having guns has declined even though the percentage of people owning guns has remained relatively stable. The decline referred to is based primarily upon this changing demographic concerning American households

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[Spoonman]

20,000,000 new pistol permits alone last year. that means 20,000,000 new people were looking to obtain a gun. hardly seems like the number is shrinking.