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Florida among top 10 states in gun shows, dealers
PITTSBURGH -- (AP) -- This may be one list that the Keystone State does not want to be part of.
A study by the Violence Policy Center of Washington D.C. ranks Pennsylvania among the top 10 in the number of gun shows, gun dealers, registered machine guns and firearms manufacturers.
The ``Gunland USA'' study says Pennsylvania ranks second in the country in number of gun shows, third in gun resellers, fourth in machine gun retailers, seventh in registered machine guns and ninth in the number of firearm manufacturers.
The rankings were based on data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Texas ranked No. 1 in all five categories. Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Ohio were the only other states to be in the top 10 in the five categories.
According to the study, as of January 2000, Pennsylvania had 3,581 licensed gun dealers and 16 pawnbrokers. There were 90 machine gun dealers, just over 13,000 machine guns and eight licensed gun makers in the state.
Pennsylvania also hosted 250 gun shows in 1998, the study said.
``The study gives a clear picture of each state's role in the proliferation of firearms in America,'' said Martin Langley, policy for the Center.
The findings came as litte surprise to an area gun store manager and the president of a gun show association.
With about a million hunters in Pennsylvania, it ``goes hand in hand'' that there are more gun dealers, said Ken Marshall, the manager of Antique Rifle Works in Greensburg.
Richard Vensel, the president of the Pennsylvania Gun Dealers Association, said patrons of gun shows are ``people out to protect our gun show rights.''
``We are not selling anything illegal, so how can it be illegal (to have gun shows)?'' he asked.
Vensel said he expects about 8,000 people to attend a gun show at a shopping mall this weekend in Greensburg, about 35 miles west of Pittsburgh.
The Center examines the role of guns in America, trends and patterns in gun violence, and the development of policies aimed at reducing gun-related deaths and injuries.[/quote]
Does anyone remember those days gone by when the news was printed on the news page and the opinions stayed on the editorial page?
Anyone?
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"Never believe in mirrors or newspapers." -- Tom Stoppard
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>
Florida among top 10 states in gun shows, dealers
PITTSBURGH -- (AP) -- This may be one list that the Keystone State does not want to be part of.
A study by the Violence Policy Center of Washington D.C. ranks Pennsylvania among the top 10 in the number of gun shows, gun dealers, registered machine guns and firearms manufacturers.
The ``Gunland USA'' study says Pennsylvania ranks second in the country in number of gun shows, third in gun resellers, fourth in machine gun retailers, seventh in registered machine guns and ninth in the number of firearm manufacturers.
The rankings were based on data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Texas ranked No. 1 in all five categories. Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Ohio were the only other states to be in the top 10 in the five categories.
According to the study, as of January 2000, Pennsylvania had 3,581 licensed gun dealers and 16 pawnbrokers. There were 90 machine gun dealers, just over 13,000 machine guns and eight licensed gun makers in the state.
Pennsylvania also hosted 250 gun shows in 1998, the study said.
``The study gives a clear picture of each state's role in the proliferation of firearms in America,'' said Martin Langley, policy for the Center.
The findings came as litte surprise to an area gun store manager and the president of a gun show association.
With about a million hunters in Pennsylvania, it ``goes hand in hand'' that there are more gun dealers, said Ken Marshall, the manager of Antique Rifle Works in Greensburg.
Richard Vensel, the president of the Pennsylvania Gun Dealers Association, said patrons of gun shows are ``people out to protect our gun show rights.''
``We are not selling anything illegal, so how can it be illegal (to have gun shows)?'' he asked.
Vensel said he expects about 8,000 people to attend a gun show at a shopping mall this weekend in Greensburg, about 35 miles west of Pittsburgh.
The Center examines the role of guns in America, trends and patterns in gun violence, and the development of policies aimed at reducing gun-related deaths and injuries.[/quote]
Does anyone remember those days gone by when the news was printed on the news page and the opinions stayed on the editorial page?
Anyone?
pax
"Never believe in mirrors or newspapers." -- Tom Stoppard
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