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Number of Gun Dealers Reduced by Nearly 75%;
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Number of Gun Dealers Reduced by Nearly 75%;
Dramatic Drops Seen in All 50 States
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Violence Policy Center (VPC)
today released a new study revealing that the number of gun dealers has
dropped by more than 181,000 since 1994. The study found that the number of
holders of Type 1 Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) plummeted 74 percent from
245,628 in January 1994 to 63,881 in April 2002 -- a decrease of 181,747.
(The Type 1 FFL is the basic federal license required to sell guns in
America.)
Virginia posted the tenth largest drop in the number of gun dealers of any
state in the nation. The number of Type 1 FFLs in the state fell by 5,207; a
drop of 75 percent -- from 6,942 in January 1994 to 1,735 in April 2002.
The top five states reporting the largest drops in the number of gun
dealers are: California (16,905, a drop of 84 percent), Texas (13,199, a drop
of 73 percent), Michigan (9,060, a drop of 75 percent), Pennsylvania (8,602, a
drop of 73 percent), and Florida (8,059, a drop of 81 percent).
The decrease is the result of new licensing and renewal criteria contained
in 1993's Brady Law and 1994's federal crime bill, enhanced ATF enforcement,
and state and local initiatives. All of these changes were designed to reduce
the number of "kitchen-table" gun dealers -- dealers who operate out of their
homes often in violation of state and local law -- and limit licensing to
legitimate gun dealers.
VPC Policy Analyst Marty Langley states, "Kitchen-table dealers are
notorious for supplying guns to gangs, drug dealers, and street criminals.
The sharp drop in gun dealers is one of the most important-- and little
noticed -- victories in the effort to reduce firearms violence in America."
The new VPC analysis comes nearly 10 years after the organization released
its December 1992 study More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations. The study was the
first to focus national attention on abuses by FFL holders and revealed that
at the time of its release the number of Americans who possessed the Type 1
FFL outnumbered gas stations 245,000 to 210,000.
The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational
organization working to stop gun death and injury in America. The study is
available at the VPC's website http://www.vpc.org .
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-25-2002/0001806769&EDATE=
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Dramatic Drops Seen in All 50 States
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Violence Policy Center (VPC)
today released a new study revealing that the number of gun dealers has
dropped by more than 181,000 since 1994. The study found that the number of
holders of Type 1 Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) plummeted 74 percent from
245,628 in January 1994 to 63,881 in April 2002 -- a decrease of 181,747.
(The Type 1 FFL is the basic federal license required to sell guns in
America.)
Virginia posted the tenth largest drop in the number of gun dealers of any
state in the nation. The number of Type 1 FFLs in the state fell by 5,207; a
drop of 75 percent -- from 6,942 in January 1994 to 1,735 in April 2002.
The top five states reporting the largest drops in the number of gun
dealers are: California (16,905, a drop of 84 percent), Texas (13,199, a drop
of 73 percent), Michigan (9,060, a drop of 75 percent), Pennsylvania (8,602, a
drop of 73 percent), and Florida (8,059, a drop of 81 percent).
The decrease is the result of new licensing and renewal criteria contained
in 1993's Brady Law and 1994's federal crime bill, enhanced ATF enforcement,
and state and local initiatives. All of these changes were designed to reduce
the number of "kitchen-table" gun dealers -- dealers who operate out of their
homes often in violation of state and local law -- and limit licensing to
legitimate gun dealers.
VPC Policy Analyst Marty Langley states, "Kitchen-table dealers are
notorious for supplying guns to gangs, drug dealers, and street criminals.
The sharp drop in gun dealers is one of the most important-- and little
noticed -- victories in the effort to reduce firearms violence in America."
The new VPC analysis comes nearly 10 years after the organization released
its December 1992 study More Gun Dealers Than Gas Stations. The study was the
first to focus national attention on abuses by FFL holders and revealed that
at the time of its release the number of Americans who possessed the Type 1
FFL outnumbered gas stations 245,000 to 210,000.
The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational
organization working to stop gun death and injury in America. The study is
available at the VPC's website http://www.vpc.org .
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-25-2002/0001806769&EDATE=
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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Rugster
Toujours Pret
its sad that these places are gone.
If you will blame gun makers for every shooting then blame car maker for every car accident.
- Life NRA Member
"If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
I kept mine, mostly because I am in an unincorporated area with no zoning restrictions.
Before I could renew though, I spent about 90 minutes on the phone with a BATF examiner basically doing an audit of my business for the past 12 months.
I loved the hypocritical public stance of the BATF over the new restrictions: "We are trying to do away with the kitchen table dealers, though they haven't been a problem."
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I loved the hypocritical public stance of the BATF over the new restrictions: "We are trying to do away with the kitchen table dealers, though they haven't been a problem."
If you have a 75% reduction in FFL dealers but no reduction in the number of personnel policing them, just what is the BATF doing with all that extra time?
Often the mind believes it is thinking, when it is only passing from one metaphor to the next.
If your gonna be stupid you better be tough !!
Wow, I might actually sell a few firearms with a small profit now.
I think there's a whole lot more at issue--and at stake--than your personal profit margin.
Often the mind believes it is thinking, when it is only passing from one metaphor to the next.
But also remember,the nra is the biggest gun control organization in the world.....
God,Guts,& GunsHave we lost all 3 ??
IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY RIGHTS - GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY (this includes politicians)
If your gonna be stupid you better be tough !!