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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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5. The only ambiguity is in the word "number."

Reply to SYFROYH (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 14, 2021, 04:11 AM

Jun 2021

They want to see an increase in the background-checked subset of all gun sales. The word "number" suggests raw numbers, but it could also refer to types of sales: sales by a dealer, sales between friends, intrastate private sales by non-dealers, etc.

Perhaps the writer should have used "percentage" or "ratio." That would make it clearer.

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Anyone shocked? gab13by13 Jun 2021 #1

""We haven't been able to get to a bill that would meaningfully increase the number of gun sales..." SYFROYH Jun 2021 #2

"... that require background checks." Straw Man Jun 2021 #3

It's still ambiguous. Gun stores want to increase gun sales with checks too. SYFROYH Jun 2021 #4

The only ambiguity is in the word "number." Straw Man Jun 2021 #5