Read the article posted below my comments. THe article does not mention or reference a web copy of the poll results, but, based on the article, here are some thoughts:

* Since the teens would be obtaining the guns illegally because they, by definition of teen, are below the legal age limit, then I am willing to bet that the means by which they get them are not above board. Black market? The gang member a few blocks over? They certainly would not be getting them from people obeying the existing laws.

* I notice there is not a real fear or concern about being caught and/or prosecuted. Granted, the AP report is limited, but it does cause me to wonder if teens even fear the law? The reason implied as to why they do not obtain a gun is because there are too many, not because it is illegal.

I wonder if the AP report gave all the info, but, the info it gave serves, in my mind, to support the position adopted by the NRA, rather than the MMM.

Teens Say Getting Guns Easy

CHICAGO (AP) – Forty-one percent of teen-agers questioned in a new national survey said they could get a handgun if they
really wanted to, but the vast majority believe there are too many guns in society.

Teens by a 3-1 ratio believe there are too many guns in America, according to the study prepared for release Wednesday by
Teenage Research Unlimited, a market research firm based in Northbrook.

The survey also found that 61 percent of teens do not believe video games can make teen-agers violent. More than one-third of
the 550 teens surveyed said they know someone who has been shot.

“I’d like to say that I was not surprised by a lot of the results, but I was disturbed,” said Claude
Robinson, director of community services for the Uhlich Children’s home of Chicago, a child welfare agency.

Robinson sponsored the survey so he could use the results in a program that sends teens into schools and community centers to talk about gun violence.

The survey also found that teens are more likely to believe that gun violence won’t happen in their community. More than 58
percent said they weren’t afraid “that gun violence might happen in my school.”

The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.