Does Missouri need a "red flag" law on guns?

Asked by ABC 17 News

404 Votes

Does Missouri need a "red flag" law on guns?

48%

Yes Yes

52%

No No

48%

Yes

Red flag laws are in the spotlight after the Buffalo mass shooting. They allow people to petition courts to take guns from others because of mental health concerns.

Red flag laws are in the spotlight after the Buffalo mass shooting. They allow people to petition courts to take guns from others because of mental health concerns. Show Less

6 Comments

Adam

Repeal the 2nd ammendment. The US has the 2nd highest gun death total in the world. Ban ALL semi and fully automatic weapons. Nobody needs them. Minimum age should be 28. Have 1 pistol and 1 gun for hunting. More guns = more deaths and more violence.

Max

Check Wikipedia, actually we are 16th, but you have never been correct or honest before.

Adam

Wikipedia? That's your source??? Lol https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country

Adam

Ok ok...Wikipedia. The trusted internet source. Highest gun related deaths in high income countries. The US is by far the highest rated https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

Adam

Switzerland, UK, Australia, and Canada have enacted gun reforms of some sort. Since then, the firearm death rate in the US was 4 times higher than Switzerland, 5 times higher than Canada, 10 times higher than Australia, and 35 times higher than the UK.

Max

Fortunately, I don't have your intelligence. ROTFLOL.

Christopher Watson

You do realize that if you file down the firing pin a certain amount, that you can turn any semi automatic weapon into an automatic? You can repel the 2nd Admin., but you will never get rid of guns in this country. Besides, you can buy one in any City for pennies on the dollar, any day of the year.

Mary Ann Pulley

I agree sir who needs more than one gun and one rifle for hunting?

Bonnie Sandker

If you know someone has guns and is making threats on social media etc., then they should have their weapons taken away for the safety of everyone.

Max DeYoung

Would this apply to other items that could be used as a weapon, like cars, knives, axes, poison, or matches?

52%

No

Most states don't have these laws. Critics question their effect on due process.

Most states don't have these laws. Critics question their effect on due process. Show Less

11 Comments

Brooklyn Nicole

No, because then anyone could lie and make up a reason to get someone's guns taken away from them.

Max

Although the Constitution of the United States does not cite it explicitly, presumption of innocence is widely held to follow from the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments.

Max DeYoung

This violates the Constitution.

Christopher Watson

Because you can buy a gun in just about any city for pennies on the dollar if you know where to look. No matter what law you pass, guns for evil will always be available. That is the only "Red Flag" that will always exist.

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

Asked by ABC 17 News

241 Votes

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

68%

Yes Yes

32%

No No

68%

Yes

2 Comments

Harry D

As Mizzou learned the hard way, campus protests can be very bad for the institution of higher learning. Police and even the National Guard should be used to restore order and make it safe for minorities (e.g., Jewish students) to attend class. The left has taken over higher ed, you see results. FJB

Max DeYoung

Harry, your reply to me is true, and accurate, but a peaceful protest is legal.

32%

No

2 Comments

Max DeYoung

No, not if they are peaceful, otherwise the answer is yes.

Harry D

When was the last time you saw a peaceful leftist protest? "We need some muscle over here" ring any bells?

Should sleeping on public land be a guaranteed right?

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275 Votes

Should sleeping on public land be a guaranteed right?

15%

Yes Yes

85%

No No

15%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

85%

No

4 Comments

Harry D

It's not just sleeping, its defecating, starting forest fires, setting buildings on fire, littering, stealing shopping carts, drug use, crime, untreated mental illness. All of these things are bad for society, especially the so called homeless, and must end. Liberals are not helping situation. FJB

Zaos Gonzolez

That would require a convention of states. Good luck with that.

Frank Jung

Does that include sitting on a bench and dozing off?

Belinda Kitchen

Nope, but it would be a help if rent would be affordable and people could actually get jobs instead of discrimination against them . And it would definitely help against crime and stuff.

ABC 17 News

Does Missouri need a "red flag" law on guns?

48% Yes Yes

52% No No

48% Yes

52% No

Should police be called in to break up college campus protests?

68% Yes Yes

32% No No

68% Yes

32% No

Should sleeping on public land be a guaranteed right?

15% Yes Yes

85% No No

15% Yes

85% No

48%

Yes Yes

52%

No No

48%

Yes

52%

No

68%

Yes Yes

32%

No No

68%

Yes

32%

No

15%

Yes Yes

85%

No No

15%

Yes

85%

No