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STIS: On CSI they once quoted a statistic that (I think it was) 40% of Americans keep a gun IN THEIR CAR.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu) Feb 16 '09, 15:44

I tried googling and came up with nothing. and surely it must vary by state.

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Since I moved to KY I'm a much nicer driver for just this reason. - CovingtonCat Feb 16, 15:51 4
- A good friend of mine is a State Trooper in KY (plus I grew up there). He says the only part of the state that's dangerous is in the eastern part- - Trish Feb 16, 15:57 1
  - As I said below, the problem is worse in Cincy. But those crazy people come over the bridges to my side of the river! -- nm - CovingtonCat Feb 16, 15:59
- there may be more guns in kentucky, but I suspect people would have more sense than to shoot at drivers there. - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:52 1
  - No, not much car to car shooting but certainly more shootings oustide the home of the gun. Meaning they get carried in vehicles. - CovingtonCat Feb 16, 15:55
they also have a magic computer that solves crime. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:49
I doubt it's that high if you're just talking "cars". If they're including pick ups with a gun rack in the back I'd be more inclined to believe it. -- nm - Trish Feb 16, 15:48
Americans --> Angelenos - con_carne Feb 16, 15:48
I know a guy who used to live in LV and was a businessman there and he said he never left the house without his 2 guns - J Feb 16, 15:48 11
- well, most of the officers I know carry. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:48
- Was he in the area of ... waste management? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:48 9
  - no, he ran those stores where they would lend money till pay day -- nm - J Feb 16, 15:50 8
    - Forget guns ... THOSE places should be banned. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:51 7
      - he did get out of that business.... - J Feb 16, 15:52 3
        
        Yes, there's a lot of money to be made in swindling and hoodwinking. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:53 2
        
        If people are willing to pay for a legal service, why shouldn't someone else offer said service? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 15:55
        
        very true -- nm - J Feb 16, 15:54
      - what if you need to borrow the money to buy a gun? -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:52 2
        
        Now we are taking it full circle. To rob a store to get money to pay back the the loan becasue the interest is so high. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:53 1
        
        And that's how upstart Sirinam won the cold war. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:54
I always believe David Caruso. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:45
I'm sure their statistics are as accurate as their forensic analysis equipment budget -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:45
Aside: Don't keep your garage door opener in your car. If you get broken into, they have your opener and your address (registration) -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 15:45 4
- You've got it backwards. It's the registration that should be kept on your person, not the opener. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 15:48 3
  - If they break into your car while it's at home, they already know where you live and how to open the garage. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:49 2
    - (Yes. This was my point to some extent. That it isn't worth it. Though if you were away from home, the registration is the more important to take.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 15:52
    - so clearly, you should never park your car at home -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:50
Explains all the gun waving on the highway. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 15:45
Yeah, that can't be true nationwide. Montana, maybe. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:44
i doubt that very much -- nm - kare Feb 16, 15:44 1
- me too. that's why I tried researching it at the time. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:45

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