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STUDY: 60% of high school and college students plan to purchase firearms

Submitted by emalvini on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 14:51
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STUDY: 60% of high school and college students plan to purchase firearms

By Scott Greer
January 16, 2013

Sixty percent of high school and college students say they plan on owning guns at a later stage in life, an academic study from American University revealed on Monday.

According to the study, about 40 percent of the American students surveyed said they definitely planned to own firearms once they had established their own households. Another 20 percent said they were “contemplating” owning guns.

Those findings were part of a broader study conducted by American University professor Jennifer L. Lawless and Loyola Marymount professor Richard L. Fox which focused on the political opinions of young Americans. The study was conducted prior the recent Newtown massacre, but after the Aurora theatre shooting.

Read more: http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?ID=4576


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The real % is probably

Submitted by dasohio on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 15:09.

The real % is probably higher... You have to be careful what questions you answer and who is asking nowadays.

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I would agree, but I only report what was in article

Submitted by emalvini on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 15:19.

Thanks for posting...