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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No

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

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

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Scuba Steve
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 feel like inflation is getting lower?

Do you feel like inflation is getting lower?

Yes

1

No

9

Yes

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k san
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k san

Because it IS getting lower.

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No

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Renee
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Renee

Saying inflation is getting lower is like saying that government is getting less corrupt. LOL

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

No matter what MSM says, I will use my open eyes, and common sense to determine items of this nature. Inflation will not get better until we have a different leader for our country. The last four years have been horrible for America, and our allies.

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

My bills have done nothing but increase and nest eggs have decreased.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Fat Guy! Kamala says that's not inflation, It's Bidenomics. Now, do you feel the Joy? I haven't felt their Joy for the last four years, Pain, I have felt their Pain!

Steven Head
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Steven Head

The damage is done. Even if it went to zero, prices are still 20-30% higher since 2021.

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Belinda Kitchen
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Belinda Kitchen

Just look at the prices at the store. That should be enough to tell you that nothing has changed and won't till Harris and Biden gets out of there . Trump will lower everything. Trump has done more for the Hurricane victims then Biden and Harris has.

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Renee
Renee

What has he done? I haven't seen him do anything, but spread lies and run his mouth.

Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

It’s getting higher, but under trump it will go away

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Should e-bikes be allowed on forest trails?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
2,279 Votes

Should e-bikes be allowed on forest trails?

Yes

16

No

19

Yes

10 Comments
MATT FALKENSTEIN DDS
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MATT FALKENSTEIN DDS

Anyone who has pedaled a Class 1 ebike (the ONLY type in contention) quickly realizes two things: first, they don't go any faster than a meat-motor bike and second, they REQUIRE work from the rider.

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Todd Brown
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Todd Brown

Yes,,Ebikes should be allowed on trails! Why wouldn't they be allowed? Mine has "Pedal Assist" which I am peddling at all times.

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Carl England
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Carl England

Ya’ll need to understand. These are not the kids you see flying around town on throttle e-bikes. Mountain E bikes are quite expensive and are designed for mountain biking and for serious mountain bikers. Most of the people you will see on them initially will be people with disabilities.

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Dave Custer
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Dave Custer

Let people ride whatever they want

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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤
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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

Class 1 electric assist bikes should not be discriminated against, they are capped at a max of 20mph, provide assistance to the people who for whatever reason need assistance to tackle parts of the trails and they won't do any damage to the trails. Other national forests provide access already!

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Linda C May
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Linda C May

I am 66 years old. I ride a ebike so I can get out on the trails & forests I love. Otherwise I couldn't. Not everyone is a speed junkie. There are many bike riders that speed and do damage to the land. Ebikes are here to stay. Stop penalizing them.

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Loretta Ryll
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Loretta Ryll

For many who have invisible disabilities, the Class I pedal-assisted e-mountain bikes, make it possible for these individuals to enjoy our forest single-track trails. They want to stay healthy and active. Class I ebikes are NOT the throttled ebikes we see zooming around the streets of Bend.

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Jim Petsche
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Jim Petsche

They don't put any more damage to the trails than regular bikes and in many cases less. Generally they are ridden by older riders who go slower

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Duane Wyman
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Duane Wyman

Not all trails are suitable or compatible for e-bikes and other users. What is next, e-bikes on the PCT or ridden to the summit Of South Sister...?

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Erik Thompson
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Erik Thompson

I am 62 and my e mtn bike allows me to ride trails I'd otherwise never ride.

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No

19 Comments
Peter McGann
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Peter McGann

They are ridden frequently by inexperienced people. They have too much speed when approaching hikers. Many cannot stop adequately. Their silence is dangerous when approaching from behind. There should be drivers license requirements. Peter SNRA/ Ketchum pdmcgann@gmail.com

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True Omen
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True Omen

E bike owners are mad they bought into the hype before reading the rules. If it has a motor it is a motor bike. Not my fault you are lazy. Mtb'ing is hard. It is not for everyone.

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island er
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island er

Ebikes are motorized. They can already access forest roads and ohv trails. They are a hazard to mtbers on single track.

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Frank Dietsch
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Frank Dietsch

They are motorized. I have been sprayed by dirt and gravel when the went flying by me at great speed and have seen them pop wheelies going up the steep trail. Motorized bikes belong on the many OHV trails.

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Dianne Price
CB
CB

Gatekeeping our public lands, eh? Pathetic.

Rick Allen
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Rick Allen

It is a motorized Vehicle period.

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Rob Pempin
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Rob Pempin

E-bikers need do to do their own footwork to obtain land for E-bike trails just as we have done for Mtn bikes for years now. The excessive speeds especially climbing & entitlement is out of control. Stop taking the soul out of MTB biking, do the footwork & obtain the land.

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Dennis Bennett
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Dennis Bennett

There are many ways to hack these ebikes and make them go over 20mph. https://www.ebicycles.com/how-to-make-your-ebike-faster/ Also, there will be no one to police the trails to make sure that on class 1 bikes are out there. For example, people illegally riding the trails with ebikes now.

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Mark Davis
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Mark Davis

More power and speed will cause greater damage to the trails and create a dangerous situation for all users.

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Loretta Ryll
Loretta Ryll

I encourage you and many others to rent a Class I pedal-assist emountain bike and then form an informed opinion. These bikes are not throttled, can't go above 20 mph, are not noisy and provide those with invisible handicaps some assistance so they can enjoy the thrill of biking our forested trails.

Todd Miller
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Todd Miller

It's a motorcycle with peddles. Internal combustion engine motorcycles aren't allowed either for the same good reason, erosion and safety of the mixed speed of riders and hikers.

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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤
💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

That's a lie, they have no throttle and are capped at a 20 mph no matter how hard you peddle! BTW damage to the trails is done by the speed demons on mountain bikes!!

Loretta Ryll
Loretta Ryll

Class I pedal-assist emountain bikes are not throttled so no internal combustion, they are capped at 20 mph. No pedaling =equals NO power. I encourage you to Google the descriptions of the various classes of ebikes.

Kimmy Wasatch
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Kimmy Wasatch

There are more than enough parks and trails in and around Bend for ebikes. We do not need them in our forests. Forests are abused enough already and need to be reserved as forests.

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James Rosser
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James Rosser

Because mountain biking is for exercise not tourism. There are plenty of other places to ride e-bikes.

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Geoff Freeland
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Geoff Freeland

As ebikes get more powerful, they create trail damage. Might as well allow motorcycles if you're gonna allow ebikes.

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CB
CB

You obviously know nothing about class 1 ebikes and are just regurgitating nonsense you heard from an unreliable source.

Judith Van Gilder
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Judith Van Gilder

These trails are mean for people who are out EXERCISING. There are plenty of FS roads where people with e-bikes can ride. Also available are plenty of dirt bike trails. Please leave these trails to those of us who are enjoying the peace and quiet.

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CB
CB

Judith, please educate yourself before commenting. Class 1 ebikes are pedal assist, they aren't tearing up the trails any more than a regular mountain bike. They help people with disabilities and the older generation enjoy the great outdoors. Stop gatekeeping our public lands.

Ed Drahos
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Ed Drahos

Not a fan of more trash and junk strone all over national forest. There's a serious problem with waste as is, without making the problem worse.

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James Rosser
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James Rosser

This misses the point of physical training which is to start exercising on easier trails and slowly build up to more challenging trails as one gets stronger. E-bikes are just a shortcut allowing one to jump to the more challenging trails without the proper training. People just want a magic pill.

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Gary Kayser
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Gary Kayser

E-bike are indeed motorized. Cause more erosion to the trials. E-bikes are a death sentence to horseback riders.

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Jo Kendrick
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Jo Kendrick

They run over people and scare pets.

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Gerald Smith
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Gerald Smith

They are wrecks waiting to happen with no enforcement of any of the rules. They should be required to follow the same rules as motorcycles. That's what they are.

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