"CHICAGO (AP) — Most U.S. adults think gun violence is increasing nationwide and want to see gun laws made stricter, according to a new poll that finds broad public support for a variety of gun restrictions, including many that are supported by majorities of Republicans and gun owners."
What laws do they want?
"Nicole Whitelaw, 29, is a Democrat and gun owner who grew up hunting and target shooting in upstate New York with her strongly Republican family. Whitelaw, who now lives along Florida’s Gulf Coast, supports some gun restrictions, such as prohibiting people convicted of domestic violence from owning firearms and a federal law preventing mentally ill people from purchasing guns."
Who is going to tell her?
Nikki, you show me the man (or woman, now, don't forget), and I'll show you the domestic violence.
ReplyDeleteAnd as a judge said in my presence once, "I can find a doctor to say anything I want, and I'm poor." There is so little agreement on what mental illness is, and what is potentially dangerous, that if the government wanted to make the effort, even you would be too mentally ill to be allowed to possess firearms
The Soviet Union was an absolute master at finding reasons (excuses) for doing what was expedient. According to Tim Tzouliadis, this included "Forming independent opinions".
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