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Overnight Video: President Obama's Speech in Newtown

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jaunte12/16/2012 9:36:20 pm PST

Analysis: Fewer U.S. gun owners own more guns

…within its own borders, the U.S. gun owning population is on the decline and those gun owners are stockpiling more firearms.

“Those who own guns, own more guns,” said Josh Sugarmann, the executive director and founder of the Violence Policy Center, a Washington-based gun control advocacy group. Last year the organization released an analysis of figures from the General Social Survey, which found that both the number of households owning guns and the number of people owning guns were decreasing.

Politicians from both parties have tip-toed around gun control after the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater massacre to avoid political implications in the upcoming election. However, studies suggest they are bowing to a smaller number of American gun owners.
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The false perception that there are more gun owners has helped bolster a political narrative, emboldened the National Rifle Association and left politicians worried about losing support, gun policy experts say.

Link fix: cnn.com