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 Is gun violence a public health emergency?

Is gun violence a public health emergency?

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No

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Yes

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Trevor Harris
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Trevor Harris

Read the news. Talk to people. Live in the world. These are ways to know that access to guns in America is indeed a public health emergency.

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Jason Eugene Davidson
Jason Eugene Davidson

No, the real public health emergency is called the Democrat Party!

Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

The ability to protect yourself from felons is indeed an emergency, it's also guaranteed by our 2nd Amendment.

No

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David Wojtkiewicz
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David Wojtkiewicz

The Liberals failed with Legislation and courts so now they will try the medical to try and take our guns. Just another dimocrat scheme to try and control us.

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Richard Winkel
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Richard Winkel

Civilian guns are far more often used for defense than offense, according to 3 CDC studies.

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Tim Van Huss
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Tim Van Huss

Liberals, especially those in the Biden adminstration cabinet positions are so abysmally stupid about what they are talking about, it's embarrassing.

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

No, how the courts are dealing with criminals is a public health emergency. Catch and release is not the solution.

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Toasty
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Toasty

Nice picture of the scary gun, but it doesn't change why gun violence is increasing. Makes as much sense as declaring a public health emergency on obesity and regulating forks & spoons.

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Tim Valderez
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Tim Valderez

Something something liberals, something something big gov bad. I just think my whacky noise stick is neat.

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Zaos Gonzolez
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Zaos Gonzolez

If it was, it's due the the monopoly of violence the government has. THE GOVERNMENT IS THE ROOT OF ALL VIOLENCE. Defund the FED!

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John
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John

Gun violence is not a public health emergency. Letting criminals roam around our community, freely, is a public health emergency.

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Jason Eugene Davidson
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Jason Eugene Davidson

No it isn't. What the real problem is is Democrats letting thousands of real criminals go unpunished, while using the criminals activities as an excuse to attack the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment.

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Martin Farnum
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Martin Farnum

Alcohol is the problem. Yet it rarely if ever gets talked about. If you want to stop gun violence eliminate alcohol and you're going violence just dropped at least in half.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

The other half is drugs.

Arsène Lupin
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Arsène Lupin

Aint ever even seen a gub before.

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Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

Have you been directly impacted by this past weekend’s storms?

Yes

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No

0

Yes

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K Crawford
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K Crawford

live in path if it would have continued. We took shelter. Our land/woods is full of recycle junk. aluminum, plastic, cardboard, insulation. collected two large trash bags of insulation already. walked the woods earlier & found at least 10 more bags the city should collect it, it is theirs.

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No

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Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

Should Columbia city leaders consider tax increases to address projected budget deficits?

Yes

5

No

5

Yes

2 Comments
Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

That's how blue cities work, tax, tax, tax, and tax some more.

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Zaos Gonzolez
Zaos Gonzolez

Tax to the MAX. Tax till you drop, and it still don't stop!

Zaos Gonzolez
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Zaos Gonzolez

I believe with all my heart that Columbia residents should donate their entire paychecks to the City. If the City had ALL of the money, it would solve ALL of the problems.

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No

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

This is what Columbia just voted in. Great job!!!!

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Debbie Neate
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Debbie Neate

They want to raise taxes because the “sales taxes are less than expected”. Could this be due to Columbia’s citizens not shopping downtown, etc. as they do not. Want to deal with addicts, vagrants and panhandlers. Lower revenues are due to administrators poor policies and other choices ie..plan fine

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Susanna Johnson Kettlewell
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Susanna Johnson Kettlewell

Get rid of the unnecessary positions created the past 3 years! The answer is to reduce the size of government, NOT raise taxes! Columbia's sales tax rate is already too high. Continue letting crime and homelessness flourish, raise taxes, and people will leave the city,

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Allan German
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Allan German

Why not cut the city official salaries by a few thousand dollars each to help make up some of the money that the city is looking for? But I doubt a single city official would be willing to do that even though most of them live better than the rest of the city.

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Zaos Gonzolez
Zaos Gonzolez

The recorder of deeds salary alone is over $96,000!!!!!!!!!!!! TRULY INSANE. Most of us can never even imagine that amount of money.

Will Mason
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Will Mason

Not until after ALL avenues for budget cuts have been explored Taxes are too high already.

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Zaos Gonzolez
Zaos Gonzolez

If you are alive, there is no such thing as too many taxes. EVEN when you are unalive, you are taxed.

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