04-10-2024, 12:14 PM
Smote wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
Seattle Times headline today:
"Gun sales in Washington have fallen dramatically this year, according to federal background check data, as a suite of new state gun regulations took effect."
And if you and the news reporters actually knew your subject, you would know that as of Jan 1, 2024, Washington State Patrol took over doing all background checks, and now, multiple firearms can be covered by the same background check. So number of CHECKS are down,but sales aren't. :emoticon-tv-015:
Oh, good morning Smote.
Your comment about gun sales measurement is inaccurate.
Here is the full article, not behind a paywall. It goes into detail about how gun sales are measured, state to state and nationally. This is not a perfect way to measure but the trends tell the story.
It also goes into detail on how Washington changed it's CBC system, a model for the entire country, and not accurately represented in your comment.
http://tribunecontentagency.com/
Nationwide, gun sales are down 11%. Crime is also down from the Trump/pandemic years, so combined with better gun responsibility laws and better enf orcement in many places, maybe we are finally on the right track.
After 30 years in gun control advocacy, 20 of them in Washington, I'm very glad to see that Washington is among the 10 best states for common sense, responsible management of gun ownership.