Poll Fewer Americans support stricter gun control laws

CNN Poll shows that a large majority of Americans do not support stricter gun control. Nancy Pelosi has been on a PR campaign because she intends to press legislation that is counter to the will of the American people. She, and other radical politicians are witnessing the decline in support for their anti-gun beliefs.
Americans are realizing the truth about guns and the adverse effects that come as a result of restrictive gun laws. The fear mongering that is normally present in the media is having less effect, even in the wake of several recent treagedies. The truth is that gun laws dont stop criminals from obtaining and using firearms.
The only people protected by gun laws are the criminals because those who respect the law cannot defend them selves.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• gun
• control
• legislation
• firearm
• laws
• stricter
• poll
• cnn
• shootings
• binghamton
• nancy
• pelosi
• nra
• obama
• holder
• support
• public
• tragedy
• news
• rights
• hand
• rifle
• fewer
• americans
• 2nd
• second
• amendment
• bear
• arms
• handgun

[thebestusernameeva]

Honestly, I think that the variety of guns should stay, but anything that isn't a hunting shotgun or rifle should be restricted to say gun ranges, or anything else of the sort. Unfortunately, stricter gun control is, at this point, impractical in the U.S. You can't just go up to every single home in America and remove the firearms. America itself, no offense intended, is a very dangerous place. Most gun owners react without thinking, and their first reaction is to shoot.

[fargley001]

@thebestusernameeva

"Most gun owners react without thinking, and their first reaction is to shoot"??? I disagree 100%

Questions:

Are you a gun owner?

Do you know any gun owners?

Ever shot a gun?

Ironically, the most dangerous areas in the US have the most restrictive gun regulations. Were you aware of that?

The 2nd Amendment says nothing about hunting and sport. I'm not sure what you are basing your opinions on, but you may want to check out (url) gunfacts.info (url).

[thebestusernameeva]

@fargley001 Something I didn't mention in my first comment is that I'm not American, I'm Canadian. I'm aware that the culture is virtually night-and-day, so I really don't know what the firearms part of life is like down there. That said, I can honestly say that it's far safer up here, where gun control is stricter. I'm not a gun owner, but that is beyond the topic at hand, which is whether or not more guns make a nation safer.

[fargley001]

@thebestusernameeva

I see. Have you been to Toronto? How does that compare with some of the more dangerous US cities you've been to?

Gun ownership is very relevant to the conversation. If you were a gun owner, or had more exposure to guns, you might realize that they are not as dangerous as you perceive them to be.

I take issue with your "React without thinking" comment - you may find a recent Harvard Law study interesting: Please google "Vol30_No2_KatesMauseronline.p­df".

[fargley001]

I believe there is a lot of truth to that. To put a finer point on that, people realize that the government or local municipalities cannot always be there in time.

[JFCELICA38]

you want fewer kids dying from school shootings? stop preventing the ones with concealed carry permits from bring their protection into class. that way the shooter has about two or three seconds before a bullet from a law-abiding student whizzes through his head. what do you feel after firing a bullett to protect yourself and others? recoil.

[macdogq]

Don't blame the objects, blame crimminals.

[NoGuff]

The Libtards at CNN can't fathom the idea that Aericans prefer to keep their freedom.

[TheGunsoutdoorsshoot]

Beware of those whow bring good intention.

[professorgentzel]

The results are NOT surprising, contrary to what the news anchors keep saying. When intelligent people see that the police cannot protect them all the time, and that there are evil criminals in society, they realize that taking personal responsibility for your own safety is the way to go. That means, responsibly arming yourself. Why is that so surprising?

[Sandbag1300]

@JFCELICA38 Let's assume that all law abiding citizens in the US have a CCW. I would bet that not many of them would draw their gun unless themselves or their loved ones were facing imminent and inescapable death or grave bodily harm. Reason: there is too much financial liability potential in civil suits. If they make a mistake drawing a gun they could lose everything they own. That aside, I would bet that most CCW's would engage an active shooter, if they needed to.

[BLong114]

If they would have just listened to Ted Nugent they would have known that with fewer people favoring gun control laws less people would be killed in gun violence.

[GunsOfThePhoenix]

@Firecloud500 Actually people in Russia can own guns but, it is extremely restricted to select shotguns and rifles and a very limited list of revolvers.