Should the Senate approve a bill to strengthen background checks for gun buyers?

Asked by ABC 17 News

315 Votes

Should the Senate approve a bill to strengthen background checks for gun buyers?

52%

Yes Yes

48%

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52%

Yes

Calls have been renewed for strengthening federal background checks after a school shooting in Texas.

Calls have been renewed for strengthening federal background checks after a school shooting in Texas. Show Less

5 Comments

Symbiel Price

I voted for this side due to the fact that way too many individuals are allowed to purchase/possess firearms when they have no legal right; nor ability; to do so.

Max DeYoung

People who have no legal right to possess firearms can not pass a background check. ATF Form 4473 - Firearms Transaction Record Revisions. Please educate yourself.

Max DeYoung

Schumer blocks Senate GOP school safety bill. Democrats don't want laws that work, they want death and mayhem.

Bonnie Sandker

That should have been done after the Sandy Hook tragedy. Also, limit the age when a person can buy a gun. No sales of assault weapons to anyone under 25 and then with a thorough background check. Stop the killing of innocent children.

Max DeYoung

There is no such thing as an assault weapon. Assault is a physical attack, performed by a person or an animal. A weapon used, is only a tool being used in the physical attack. That could even be a pillow used to smother someone. Do you have assault pillows in your home? Please educate yourself.

Justin Ballz

What a foolish, arbitrary thing to say, Bonnie. Age 25? Why 25? What makes that the magical age when someone is suddenly responsible enough to buy a particular type of firearm? Go back to bed, Bonnie.

Max DeYoung

I had already served six years in the U S Navy when I turned 25. Your reasoning is less than that of a child.

Mark Cunningham

Assault weapons are already banned. These automatic weapons are for military use only.. Democrats want to ban semi-automatic weapons, but like to call them assault weapons because it sounds more deadly. In truth, they consider any weapon that will have an automatic reload to be an assault weapon.

Adam

Funny how quick they are to protect the lives of embryos because "life matters" yet 10 year olds get slaughtered by an 18 year old that can buy guns and it's political. Disgusting yet predictable hypocrisy among conservatives

Max DeYoung

Funny how you are so dense.

Max DeYoung

We are living in a world where Governors are signing bills requiring students to use bathrooms aligned with their biological sex at birth, to protect themselves from the sins of the Left.

Mark Cunningham

Adam, are you saying you are pro-life on the abortion issue or are you as big of an hypocrite as your post indicates?

Justin Balls

Uh oh. Little adam wet his diaper. Again.

48%

No

New gun regulations are always met with strong opposition.

New gun regulations are always met with strong opposition. Show Less

19 Comments

Max DeYoung

Does anybody actually think this would stop the nightly shootings, by felons in Columbia using stolen forearms? No, I don't think so either. People who legally purchase firearms, are not the people committing crimes with firearms. Why not start holding the criminals responsible?

Zaos Gonzolez

Hunter Biden purchased a firearm via background check, before promptly tossing in a dumpster near a public school. So....

Justin Ballz

#FJB and #FHB, too.

Harry D

I don't trust the people pushing for more gun control. They just want to take all guns away from citizens in an incremental approach, one tiny step at a time. They need to be stopped now so I am opposed to all control efforts. I vote and I donate money to Republican candidates who think like me.

Mark Cunningham

This is nothing more than a political grandstand in an effort to win votes. The bill will do little to stem violence and is only for politicians to use at election time. The Democrats are taking a tragedy and using it to get their agenda passed without any proof the bill would make a difference.

Max DeYoung

Yes, the Dems are acting true to form, untrustworthy and immoral. The only change they make, is for the worse.

Was the Supreme Court right to overturn Roe v. Wade?

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717 Votes

Was the Supreme Court right to overturn Roe v. Wade?

44%

Yes Yes

56%

No No

44%

Yes

The ruling delivered a key victory to Republicans who had been chipping away at abortion rights in some states.

The ruling delivered a key victory to Republicans who had been chipping away at abortion rights in some states. Show Less

20 Comments

Max DeYoung

Abortion has never, ever been a Constitutional Right. Even Liberal Justice Ruth Ginsberg said that. The SCOTUS only deals with Constitutional Law. Abortion has never, ever been in the Constitution. Six highly qualified Justices corrected this 49 years old error. Now it is fixed. This Case is Closed.

Stacie Schroeder

Correction: 6 political appointees lied to Congress and took away our Constitutional right to control our own body.

Harry D

Killing babies is wrong.

Max DeYoung

People were angry about the Uvalde, Texas shooting, but the USA has about 620,000 abortions per year. That is more than 30,000 times as many babies killed, by trained health professionals, than the children in Uvalde, Texas. Something is terribly wrong with this picture.

Max DeYoung

The very intolerant Left, are already gathering, to start burning their cities in anger. They will also attack Pro-life clinics, pregnancy centers, churches, government buildings, police and anything else they see.

Max DeYoung

Pro-choice protesters burn American flag in streets of Washington DC after Roe v. Wade reversal. The Party has started. It will last for weeks.

Max DeYoung

Taking a child's life, is not controlling one's own body. A fetus is a separate life, and may even have a different blood type and Rh factor.

Justin Davis

State issue only. Never has been guaranteed on a federal level in the US Constitution. Shame on the extremist democrats for rioting, vandalizing and assaulting as a reaction to this correct Supreme Court ruling.

Mark Cunningham

States should determine this.

Heddesheimer Farms

Abortion is murder.

56%

No

The ruling sparked protests around the country after a constitutional right for several decades was taken away.

The ruling sparked protests around the country after a constitutional right for several decades was taken away. Show Less

18 Comments

Jennifer M

Thankfully there are still states that a woman can feel free to choose what's right for her own self. Plus companies stepping up willing to pay for employees to travel and have procedures done for them. Bravo to them all.

Jack L

You`re right Jenn, it should be the woman`s decision to make. This is just another way for men to control women

Max DeYoung

Sounds like your boy's coach is a good role model. I am happy for you.

lois tyler

there will still be abortions but not done by MD in a sterile enviroment, instead we will go back to the coat hanger variety done in somebodys back room and there will be more botched abortions with sepsis and deaths as a result. do we want to go back to this? why

Justin Davis

If that happens, it will be the fault of the women who make that choice. And they will be held criminally liable.

Mary Ricciotti

Men should not make the decision for women. A majority of the American public don’t want this!!! If they are so concerned over a egg unable to be fertilized, I can’t wait till they figure out what a period is!!

Max DeYoung

The Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court as Stephen Breyer's replacement, she can't even define what a woman is. How would she ever understand what an egg or a period is?

Letitia DenHartog

I believe that a woman should have the right to make decisions about her body, with support from her physician.

Justin Davis

Not when that decision takes the life of an innocent, unborn child. Off limits!!

Laressa Rehagen

What is this, the victorian era. No man has the right to force his views on me. Leave my life, my body and my decisions alone.

Max DeYoung

I am also a father and a grandfather. The fetus, also belongs to the father. You butt out. Since Roe v Wade happened in 1973 over 63 million babies, have had their lives ended, by so called "professional health specialists." I've never seen a baby walk away from an abortion.

Jennifer M

How dare you Max!? Don't you ever tell a woman to but out if it deals with her own body! How schovenistic can you be? I get you have your views and are entitled to them. It's doesn't give you a right to force them on anyone.

Jennifer M

If it deals with my body, then I have every right, sir.

Jack L

It`s not Democrats who are trying to tell women what to do with their own bodies

Judy Garcia

No one should be permitted to tell another adult what they can and cannot do with their own body. Any state that bans abortion is violating the separation of church and state by imposing their religious beliefs on the population.

Lisa Gore

Like masks or vaccine mandates right?

Jack L

Max, some people don`t share your religious views, or your religion

Max DeYoung

ROMANS 14:12 "Everyone" is going to stand before God one day and give an account of their life on Earth. This comment may not suit "everyone". But it applies to "everyone", regardless of their personal beliefs, or lack of beliefs, social standing, where they live, or who they think they are.

Jennifer M

Absolutely right!

Jennifer M

Masks and vaccines have nothing to do with religious beliefs.

Max DeYoung

And, Coach Kennedy won his Supreme Court Decision about Praying on the Football field. Thanks to six High Quality Supreme Court Justices. Now coaches all over the USA can mentor without fear of constitutional rights being taken away by liberal progressives through agenda-driven legislation.

Jennifer M

Glad he won. He wasn't forcing anyone else to join him. Nobody should be able to tell him he can't do that.

Jennifer M

My son's football coach is very religious but he keeps it separate from his teaching at school and on the field. I'm proud this coach stood up for it.

Max DeYoung

It is much easier, and more economical, to prevent an unwanted pregnancy, than it is to deal with an unwanted pregnancy. And a life would not have to be lost. Abortions cause a lot of grief after the fact, for many people. Abortions also cause other health risks.

Stacie Schroeder

Every woman should have the right to control her own body and not everyone agrees that life begins at conception. If you don't agree with abortion, don't have one, but don't force your religious views on others

Dave Ford

It is IMO absolutely unconstitutional to force ones morals/beliefs onto someone else.

Lisa Gore

Exactly.

Max DeYoung

Pro-choice and morals don't belong in the same conversation.

Did Eric Greitens' "RINO-hunting" campaign ad go too far?

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604 Votes

Did Eric Greitens' "RINO-hunting" campaign ad go too far?

78%

Yes Yes

22%

No No

78%

Yes

The ad drew immediate criticism and was banned from Facebook.

The ad drew immediate criticism and was banned from Facebook. Show Less

24 Comments

Bonnie Sandker

With all the children and people getting killed by guns, this was a stupid thing to do. I definitely won't vote for him for anything.

Jack L

You have good sense. It`s a rare commodity in politics these days

Jennifer M

Too far? Reminds me of James Huberty that told his wife "I'm going hunting. Hunting for humans". Then proceeded to McDonald's and killed or injured 40 people. Now he's advocating hunting members of his own party. Only a matter of time before an alt-right person thinks it's ok and hunts someone.

Jennifer M

I see that members of both parties are criticizing this. Keep in mind Greitens has a history of alleged violence to women. His hairdresser and wife. When gun control is such a hot subject right now, why poke the bear with such a tasteless ad?

Harry D

An Alt-right person, like the alt-left, Bernie Bro, that shot up the GOP baseball game, almost killed a U.S. Representative? There are crazy people across the political spectrum. The country is so divided its scarry.

Harry D

RE: Greitens' alleged violence towards women. Maybe Greitens needs a red flag law referral so a Soros DA can present fake evidence against him and take his guns away. It will not matter that the evidence is faked, or the DA gets censured as long as the guns are taken.

Jack L

Using threats of violence like this just to excite the base for an election is dangerous and leads to more shootings. Decent people on both sides of the aisle should condemn this craziness.

Jack L

I expect to see some candidate slaughter a goat or a sheep with an AR-15 in a TV ad to prove his support for the second amendment any day now.

Jennifer M

Yes hairy D. That guy didn't need a gun either. Maybe a red flag law would've stopped it. Maybe not. And yes, with Greitens past, he doesn't need a gun either. He's only trying to rile up pro NRA for the support he so desperately needs

Jennifer M

Justin stop flirting with me. I don't date rejects covered in lousy tattoos, wearing a dingy "white" wife beater and hat turned around backwards. You're not tough. Just an ignorant thug wanna be. Again, bring nothing of consequence here but your boring name calling

AVOLITE

This nobody looking for that sweet sweet 15 minutes of MAGA fame represents everything wrong with today's politcal theater for gain while he panders to the absolute worst in anyone who will listen from within the mob. BOTH sides of the aisle have their issues. THIS crap isn't helping.

Jennifer M

Well said!

Jack L

Good point!

Parm Brant Price

He is posting a threat against Republicans through physical violence and that is against the law.

Max DeYoung

Like Talibiden and Pelosi threatening to Defund Police? And refusing to protect SCOTUS?

Harry D

Pro-life health clinics are protected by federal law, just like baby killer abortionists. Why is big tech allowing "Jane's Revenge" to advocate a night of rage and make all kinds of violent threats? Where is the liberal outrage about this violence or threats against SCOTUS? Libs support violence.

Jack L

Parm, it should be against the law, but it seems we are living in the wild west right now

HelenHighwater

No explanation necessary.

Jack L

You are right Helen. Some things are just common sense

Jack L

Wow! Eric is getting a little too violent on this video. Looks like he`s auditioning for a Terminator movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r156NzlHmJ4

Jack L

Justin, you are so boring! All you do is run around insulting people. Didn`t you learn any manners in the "institution"?

super man

well, you can disagree with the "big guy"... not like the way things are going....BUT, you don't bring a gun to the ballot box

22%

No

The Greitens campaign defended the ad, saying it was clearly metaphorical.

The Greitens campaign defended the ad, saying it was clearly metaphorical. Show Less

14 Comments

Ron Vida

Blount is a Rino. We don't need another!

Max DeYoung

Democrats and Rinocrats are synonymous, and both are covered with swamp moss.

Max DeYoung

The Left complains about Eric Greitens, and rave about Michael Avenatti. Go figure. Remember Michael Avenatti for President? I do.

Max DeYoung

KMIZ is supposedly a Fox network. Why are their National and World stories copied and pasted from Left Wing Networks, like AP and CNN?

Max DeYoung

Eric Schmitt will be a Great Conservative replacement for the liberal blunt boy. Eric Greitens would be better off as Sec. of State.

Lisa Gore

Only the Rinos who haven’t called out the election fraud in MO and the USA are offended by this ad. It’s pretty funny actually! We know who Rinos are, easy to spot: never own up to election fraud, support red flag confiscation laws.

Adam

Jesus, stfu already about election fraud Lisa. When you can legitimately show it, in MO or nationally, please do it. Til then, shove a sock in it. Nobody has shown it anywhere. Because there is no fraud!

Jack L

Well said Adam!

Harry D

Libs cried Russia, Russia, Russia for years and there was never evidence. Libs said there was a water main break in the counting center. No break. Cardboard over the windows. Boxes of ballots counted multiple times. Trucks of ballots crossing state lines. Hacked counting machines. 2000 Mules.

Adam

Omg enough with the 2000 mules crap. That's NOT evidence. If it was, wouldn't at least 1 court have some sort of case with it? That lame documentary is from a millionaire who pled guilty to campaign contributions fraud. Plus Pardoned by Trump. Try again

Adam

About time Justin. Did you finish your shift dumping fries. You're too stupid to take an order. Or did you go see your parole officer first? Yet again you bring zero to the table but childish crap

Harry D

Big tech must allow freedom of speech for entire political spectrum: BLM saying kill cops, Pro-abortion groups making death threats, people telling the truth about COVID masks (don't work); to conservative groups making funny campaign commercials. Freedom of speech, you don't have to like it. FJB

Max DeYoung

Eric Greitens' is a Strong Leader. He won't win this election for Senator, but he is Energizing Americans for the cause. He has other ambitions, and will achieve one of them, in an appointed position, in 2024.

Vernon Taylor

He's not a RINO or a Democrat. Whatever he is - he's better than both. I would say they're both losing their minds but that would be a contradiction.

Who to Follow

Should the Senate approve a bill to strengthen background checks for gun buyers?

52% Yes Yes

48% No No

52% Yes

48% No

Was the Supreme Court right to overturn Roe v. Wade?

44% Yes Yes

56% No No

44% Yes

56% No

Did Eric Greitens' "RINO-hunting" campaign ad go too far?

78% Yes Yes

22% No No

78% Yes

22% No

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