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Do you support more gun regulations?

Do you support more gun regulations?

Yes

12

No

38

Yes

Do you support more gun regulations?
10 Comments
Bill Glover
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Bill Glover

Gun worship is about human sacrifice on the altar of power and profit. Anyone who tells you anything different is selling something.

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BB
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BB

Supporters of ownership of any gun imaginable always leave out of their constitution arguments the part about "well-regulated". They also, forget the militia part. It seems clear that our forefathers had in mind that citizens would act as a militia before we had a National Guard.

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Stuart Singer
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Stuart Singer

In no other western industrialized country in the world is there such a disgraceful absence of firearms control that is responsible for so much killing as there is in the United States. Even the Heller decision by the SCOTUS approved of government controls.

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Hi Snowpack
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Hi Snowpack

There is nothing about 99.9 percent of the gun nuts in this country that could possibly be defined as a "a well regulated Militia". The gun situation in this country is the exact opposite.

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Adam Schrader
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Adam Schrader

Anyone should be allowed the right to own a firearm. 1 pistol type and 1 rifle type. Nothing semi automatic or fully automatic. Nobody needs those weapons. Not for hunting or protection.

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Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

Every other type of firearm other than pistol, rifle. And shot guns are logical fir protection and hunting. No other gun type is meant for this. They need to ban every type of assault weapon and ammunition for them. Enough innocent people are getting killed

JoeyMac
JoeyMac

What about the sniper types, and the shotgun types, and the crew-served type, and the drive-by type, and the explodey type, and the armor piercing type? Why do you discriminate against so many gun types? Why are you such a hoplophobe?

Kay Fay
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Kay Fay

Guns are weapons. They're too easily gotten by people who shouldn't have guns. There's no reason for many of the semi automatic and automatic weapons being sold except for to kill multiple people. No need and high risk. Let's know who are buying guns in mass. The do do to pass them onto criminals.

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Co Lin
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Co Lin

Because people are not as mature and responsible as weapons require. They kjust aren't. We have to regulate the use of motor vehicles, too. Grow up, yahoos.

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Rick Brunson
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Rick Brunson

Assault weapon civilian related crimes have become a pandemic.

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Gail Beebe
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Gail Beebe

I don't think a reasonable person needs to own a military weapon. I can understand the person who wants a handgun or rifle. The NRA encourages people to collect guns. The NRA should be held accountable for the bullshit they spread.

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John Nickerson
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John Nickerson

Our society doesn't benefit from citizens with assault weapons and there are people that have demonstrated they shouldn't be in possession of any type of gun, certainly not weapons of war.

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Do you support more gun regulations?
36 Comments
Anthony Rinaldi
6
Anthony Rinaldi

Gun control is misogynist, racist, and classist. I will never support such evil legislation.

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Scuba Steve
5
Scuba Steve

2.5 MILLION defensive uses annually vs. <400 deaths from ALL types of rifles. That's fewer than those killed by hands & feet. Ask yourself who benefits from making citizens powerless in a nation with increasing authoritarian control, militarized police, and NSA surveillance. And who owns the media.

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Michael Leninsky
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Michael Leninsky

The gun regulations do not work. They attack the law abiding citizen. They need to concentrate on the criminals that use them in a violent nature and not the ones using to protect themselves. Or hunt for their food.

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Steve TheBmann
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Steve TheBmann

There are already plenty of laws in place. Criminals don't obey laws. Guns are not the problem.

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JoeyMac
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JoeyMac

Guns are already one of THE most regulated items in America. It's impossible to commit a crime with a gun without breaking several existing laws in the process... will 1 or 2 more laws stand in the way of gun crime when tens of thousands of gun laws did not? Just enforce the laws we already have.

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Rick Lanicek
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Rick Lanicek

We don't need more gun laws. We need stiffer penalties for committing a crime with a gun. Might as well ban spoons to combat obesity and the health care crisis.

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phil hopkins
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phil hopkins

Dem run cities are a health hazard see top 20 most violent USA cities are democrat led and until defund the police and no bail laws are gone they are getting worse.

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Joe McGinnis
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Joe McGinnis

The government is taking away our rights one by one. The 2nd amendment SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED UPON.

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Janet Cierpiot Lampe
4
Janet Cierpiot Lampe

No Criminals will still have guns

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Chris Bond
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Chris Bond

SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED

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Michael Pietrzak
3
Michael Pietrzak

Shall not be infringed

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The #ForeverTrumper Mad Embalmer 💪🇺🇸
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The #ForeverTrumper Mad Embalmer 💪🇺🇸

The constitutional right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT be infringed.

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Sandra White
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Sandra White

As a responsible gun owner, I think the real problem is not with regulating who can own them. If I can defend myself and my family, I stand less of a chance of becoming a statistic. Open carry is a great way to deter crime.

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Edgar Alain Flotte
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Edgar Alain Flotte

Murder is illegal, criminals do not follow the law. This will put law abiding citizens in disadvantage. Guns will be still be able to be made illegally to commit illegal crimes

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James Frantz
3
James Frantz

Law abiding citizens aren't the issue and neither are the guns. The problem continues to be criminals committing heinous acts of violence with indiscriminate abandon.

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Jack Atherton
3
Jack Atherton

Because I believe in the US Constitution.

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Ben Burckhartt
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Ben Burckhartt

The 2nd amendment wasn't given to keep the people regulated but to regulate the Gov't over the people. I'd vote yes to regulate our Govt's weapons and our military empire

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James Blount
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James Blount

Additional regulations do nothing to stop criminals, obviously a person planning on robbing and murdering someone is not going to be concerned if the weapon he uses is illegal. It only disarms law abiding citizens leaving them vulnerable to criminals who disregard these ineffective laws.

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Buckeye
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Buckeye

It would be just the beginning

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Thomas S
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Thomas S

The Feds don't enforce the laws we already have, why would we want more do nothing, feel good laws? None of his proposals would have prevented any of the recent mass shootings. By definition criminals don't care if it's against the law, think somebody about to commit murder cares about Joe's rules?

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73_ Easting
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73_ Easting

Most proposals punish the wrong people. Assault weapons can a tiny percentage (less than 1%) of gun deaths annually. We need crime fighting regulations that interrupt gang-related cycles of violence, properly hold people who use crimes accountable (e.g. automatic jail terms), social changes.

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Ed Chaney
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Ed Chaney

Already thousands of gun laws across the country. The cities with the strictest gun laws are also the ones with the highest violent crime rates. They blame easy access to firearms in neighboring cities, yet those cities don't have the crime rate they have. Figure it out.

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Sum-Ting Wong
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Sum-Ting Wong

not one of the suggested restrictions would have prevented these crimes. This is like confiscating minivans and hatchback cars because some crazy people intentionally run people over with convertables.

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William Wolf
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William Wolf

Criminals do not obey gun laws, murder is a crime, we need to get to the root cause of why people do this.

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thedukelsu
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thedukelsu

shall not be infringed

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Vince Miles
2
Vince Miles

Biden has dementia.

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James Miles
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James Miles

I'm not willing to trade any of my rights for anything, let alone the perception of safety.

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Robert Gardner
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Robert Gardner

Because none of the gun control measures of the past have made any difference as seen in places with the highest violence typically have the most draconian gun regulations. There is zero correlation with how newer gun control regulations will, or could, prevent any of the tragedies of the past.

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Bastardo927
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Bastardo927

Criminals do not obey laws. Passing more will do NOTHING to actually stop gun violence.

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Harry Edwards
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Harry Edwards

we need to enforce the ones we have!

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Fran Schmitt
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Fran Schmitt

Criminals don't care how many "restrictions" law abiding citizens have. If they want the gun, they will get it. All these regulations do is keep guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens.

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Ed Franz
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Ed Franz

Cuz communists murder unarmed citizens

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Max
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Max

I believe in Freedom, not Socialism

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Crash Test Dhimmi
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Crash Test Dhimmi

We need to focus on actually ENFORCING the gun control laws we actually have. Only 4% of background check violations actually get prosecuted. It blows mind, how the left screams for more laws, but refuses to enforce the ones they already have.

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Milton Contella
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Milton Contella

Because of the binary choice offered, I could not express my nuanced thoughts on the subject so I opted for the extreme.

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Scipio Augustus
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Scipio Augustus

You can't legislate moralit or respect for your fellow man. You CAN protect yourself from the criminals, crazies, leftists and democrats.

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Do you agree with the message of the weekend's No Kings protests?

Do you agree with the message of the weekend's No Kings protests?

Yes

6

No

14

Yes

6 Comments
Eric Smith
3
Eric Smith

They don't want Kings, they want their authoritarianism back, which is what they didn't get when their failed appointed candidate who never got a single primary vote, was attempted to be installed as their continued fascist leader.

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Chris Macy
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Chris Macy

Trump & his evil minions are shredding the constitution

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

Please provide specifics. Never mind, we already know you can't.

Max
Max

Millions protested, proving that there are No Kings in the USA. Thank you for protecting our President Donald J. Trump. We appreciate that so very, very much. Donald also thanks you. Bless all of your little hearts.

Jenny Mummert
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Jenny Mummert

The 2025 document, which took years to create, says it all. We are losing the rule of law and our rights under this administration. I believe Trump is a puppet for the far right conservatives who want to alter or destroy our democracy.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

We want to fix what was broken by Obama. The Biden era was horrific for our country, it stuns me anyone can condone that, much less think Kamala is qualified for squat.

0571953
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0571953

Republicans are trying to democracy.

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Laura Cochran
1
Laura Cochran

Trump needs to go! Save Democracy!

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Max
Max

We have a Federation, Presidential system, Constitutional republic, Federal republic. We do not have a democracy, and we have never had a democracy. Go to school, and learn.

Max
Max

Trump won the popular vote. That's democracy. LOL He also won all six swing states, and 95% of the counties in the USA.

Tina Mann
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Tina Mann

To protect the US Constitution and our Democracy from hostile takeover by our current administration.

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Steve Baumann
Steve Baumann

He was ELECTED and stop whining, we put up with far worse, it's time to fix it.

Max
Max

There is no democracy in the USA. Educate yourself.

No

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Steve Sargent
3
Steve Sargent

The only thing being protested here is Trump's landslide victory- spoiled children throwing fits, because they didn't get their way.

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

I just take witness to who join these protests. I know very soon the majority will die of old age, the rest are lazy and allergic to responsibility and accountability. So they will tear each other apart. Let them expose themselves.

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Steve Baumann
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Steve Baumann

These people are progressive socialist aka communist. Also anti semitism seems to run deep with them. Some have laughed and joked about the death of Charlie Kirk, many of these people are flat out evil. Others, nothing more than useful idiots.I can never agree with them. The represent nothing good

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Toasty
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Toasty

Where were these 'no kings' protests during the Obama/Biden admin? There was fascism and borderline dictatorship policies being pushed (green new deal, electric car mandates, gun confiscations, suppression of free speech, etc) and silence. Trump is not a king, so stop acting like a serf.

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Richard Winkel
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Richard Winkel

I don't think these people know what they're protesting.

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Zaos Gonzolez
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Zaos Gonzolez

Donald will be your King whether you like it or not.

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Max
Max

Donald is more powerful than a King, because he was elected, in a massive landslide vote, that was not fixed.

Should active shooter drills for schools and law enforcement be required by law?

Should active shooter drills for schools and law enforcement be required by law?

Yes

1

No

1

Yes

0 Comment
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No

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Zaos Gonzolez
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Zaos Gonzolez

Homeschool should be required.

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Fred
Fred

This country is doomed!

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