Re:Ask HN: Is gun purchase data available?
by jdc0589 on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @11:51AM
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Not publicly, so far as I know.
Any time someone purchases a gun from a store, or from most dealers at gun-shows, a background check gets run. This, + paperwork and records residing with individual sellers are your only real sources of data, neither of which are public.
The concept of a national gun registry has been debated hotly for quite a while, but that would definitely not be public if it existed.
Re:Ask HN: Is gun purchase data available?
by shaftway on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @02:14PM
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These aren't clear either. Is that $1000 At Guns R' Us a rifle, or bulk ammo? Is that $25,000 at Guns, Fishing and Other Stuff a rifle with fancy inlay or a new fishing boat.
Any time someone purchases a gun from a store, or from most dealers at gun-shows, a background check gets run. This, + paperwork and records residing with individual sellers are your only real sources of data, neither of which are public.
The concept of a national gun registry has been debated hotly for quite a while, but that would definitely not be public if it existed.