[sha256sum]

Wow, broad question. I know for pharma it's skimmed off the supply chain. But I have a hard time believing all black market guns, or even the majority, are stolen from residences. I imagine this is a case for low-level criminals, sometimes, but again some proof would clear it up.

[mulmen]

Of course they aren’t all stolen. Why would that absolute be implied or necessary?

The question is if any guns are stolen and the effect of publishing this list on the number of stolen guns.

I’m not sure how that is controversial. There can be other sources of guns. That doesn’t make this less bad.

[sha256sum]

Well the comment was in response to a claim that criminals get guns through burglary. Being a diligent person, I asked for a citation because it seemed like someone was making a claim out of their ass. I was right: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/guns/procon/g...

[mulmen]

Your link doesn't say what you seem to think it says. Gun theft is not the main way criminals get guns but it doesn't matter because it is still a way. Specifically it is the way that this data leak can contribute to the number of stolen guns.

[ClumsyPilot]

dying by getting tangled in bedsheets is not the Main way to die, but its still a way, so we should get rid of bedsheets.

if some contrived scenario represents less than 1% of the problem we are discussing, it's not a real problem.

there are 8 billion people in the world, and it is always possible to find someone who has done something, no matter how ridiculous.

[mulmen]

The leak of gun owners isn’t likely to contribute to the number of straw purchases. It could directly lead to gun thefts.

The existence of a problem does not dismiss the validity of another.

[8note]

Open carrying similarly can directly lead to gun thefts.

Its not the governments responsibility to secure your guns either way. If anything more public detailed information about who owns guns is better so that people can properly avoid dangerous gun owners

[robonerd]

> But I have a hard time believing all black market guns, or even the majority, are stolen from residences.

Many are likely stolen from cars. Leaving a gun in the glove compartment isn't terribly uncommon in America, nor are car break-ins.