De 2 012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings forårsaket flere stater og byer for å passere strenge pistol kontrolltiltak. Som svar, statlige lovgivere i gun vennlige stater i sør og vest passert regninger som ville styrke stå på bakken lover og tillate våpen i de fleste offentlige steder. I 2014, 21 delstater vedtatt lover som utvidet rettighetene til våpeneiere som tillater dem å eie skytevåpen i kirker, barer, skoler og høyskoler. Den føderale regjeringen har ikke avgitt pistol kontrolltiltak siden 1994 Brady Bill og 42 stater nå tillater besittelse av automatrifler. I USA har to tredjedeler av alle pistol dødsfall er selvmord og i 2010 var det 19.000 våpen selvmord og 11.000 våpen drap.
@8KR6M784 år4Y
de fleste ulovlige kjøper ikke våpen gjennom våpen butikker
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Reflekter over et øyeblikk du eller noen du kjenner ble påvirket av våpenvold – hvordan formet det synet ditt på våpenkontroll?
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Synes du dagens våpenopplæring og opplæring er tilstrekkelig, og hvordan kan de spille en rolle i våpenrelaterte hendelser?
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Hvordan kan endringer i våpenlovgivningen påvirke lokalsamfunn forskjellig avhengig av deres sosioøkonomiske eller geografiske egenskaper?
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Hva er dine tanker om den kulturelle betydningen av våpen i det amerikanske samfunnet og dens innvirkning på våpenlovgivningen?
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Hvordan vil du foreslå å balansere rettighetene til den andre endringen med mål om å redusere antall våpendødsfall, spesielt selvmord?
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Hva er ditt syn på bruken av skytevåpen til selvforsvar kontra den potensielle risikoen de utgjør for samfunnet?
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Hvordan mener du forholdet mellom psykisk helse og tilgang til skytevåpen bør tas opp i våpenlovgivningen?
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Kan du dele en historie eller en følelse som fanger ditt perspektiv på om strengere våpenlover ville få deg til å føle deg mer eller mindre trygg?
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På hvilke måter tror du at tilstedeværelsen av et skytevåpen endrer dynamikken i vanlige omgivelser som skoler, kirker eller barer?
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Hvordan kan personlige erfaringer med sikkerhet, eller mangelen på den, påvirke noens holdning til våpeneierskap?
@2HWS9GZ3 år3Y
No, we need to have more "gun control" restrictions on the manufacturers of guns.
@2HWR3763 år3Y
Gun control is simple: keep them out of the hands of convicted felons and the mentally ill. Banning guns from public use entirely puts them in the hands of the government, which is a dangerous and frightening situation. The mentally ill should not be allowed to possess a gun, no matter how much progress they have made through therapy and/or medication, due to the potential of relapse. Convicted felons should not allowed guns for obvious reasons, as they could potentially commit more crimes. "Stand Your Ground" laws, in principle, are good, but can be used for the wrong purpose.
@2HWPC263 år3Y
Felons with a violent history should not be able to own guns, however, guns should be allowed in stores, schools, etc. for safety purposes
@2HWMD3G3 år3Y
No, the right to bare arms is the second amendment
@2HWKZK33 år3Y
what gives someone the right to control what another holds? who has a right to say do not touch that plant, rock, metal, chemical, on their own land. but in public areas this is reasonable. transportation between places should be as free as possible so long as no crimes using the guns are committed.
@2HW7TN93 år3Y
No, only for mental health patients who are considered dangerous and not your typical mother who happens to take Paxil! Convicted felons fall under a laws that were created a century ago when $500.00 was considered a lot of money. They have constitutional rights just like anyone else and should not be tried again daily once they have paid their debt to society!
@2HVYGB93 år3Y
No guns! If other countries can do it so can we.
@2HVXPTB3 år3Y
No, but strictly enforce the laws already on the books
@2HV54R33 år3Y
More control but also harsher penalties for gun-related crimes as well as accidents that result because of negligence
@clj8456pol3 år3Y
2nd amendment should be repealed and states given the power to legislate gun ownership regulations according to their respective cultures.
@2HTVWGG3 år3Y
I'd like to shoot the person in the leg who included this question. I think the government should actually intervene on this one. Normally I don't want the government to assist but this time? Yes.
The government should GIVE every american a hand gun and a rifle upon their 21st birthday as long as the person is willing to take gun safety classes and demonstrates no past history of mental illness.
Free guns for all americans.
@2HT9HPW3 år3Y
Yes, because as the 2nd amendment states, guns are for a well regulated militia ready to take up arms against a threat to the country. Most people do not meet this qualifications, and we already have this in the form of police and the army.
@2HT2VY53 år3Y
No. Assault weapons is a meaningless phrase used to describe scary looking guns. There are plenty of regulations against automatic weapons.
@2HT2STP3 år3Y
No. Criminals ignore them. Kill the controls on the books and get back to Constitutional government.
@2HSZL7N3 år3Y
The Right To Keep and Bear Arms, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!!!
@2HSGC6Q3 år3Y
Gun control might be a good idea but doing it by working around the 2nd amendment only weakens all liberties. If GC is good, first revoke 2nd amendment.
@2HSFWGG3 år3Y
I dont mind it as long as they are using it for defensive purposes.
@2HSC4B73 år3Y
Abolish military grade weaponry outside of active U.S. combat personnel (including assault weapons). Don't ban guns period from public use (doing so I think is unconstitutional); local militias not on federal watch lists should be unhindered by federal and state law enforcement. Annual psychological testing and check-up training must be mandatory.
@2HS4SSN3 år3Y
Absolutely, the 1st Amendment is not specific and was never intended to include today's weapons; machine guns et al. The amendment must be interpreted to today's issues, just as others have been.
@2HRN7GQ3 år3Y
Require manufacturer to track weapons from cradle to grave. Increase penalties for gun related crimes. Increase personal accountability for gun possession.
@2HRLNY93 år3Y
I think that there should be a constitutional amendment that gives Congress more flexibility when it comes to gun control legislation. The weapons during the time of the Founders and the weapons of today are very different. I suspect they would have chosen their wording differently had they envisioned the weaponry we have today.
Also, I think gun control laws should primarily be handled at the state or local level. Owning a powerful rifle may make sense on a ranch in a Western state, but probably not a good idea to be tagging one along in the middle of a heavily populated urban area.
@2HRJ9GP3 år3Y
Yes, but in the form of higher taxes and regulations for corporations in the gun and ammunition industry.
@2HQ2S8F3 år3Y
No one should be able to own weapons.
@2HP84QK3 år3Y
people were killing each other with rocks and sticks long before there were guns
@2HN36VB3 år3Y
enforce laws on the books already, add them to all sale of guns, ban assault weapons and ban parading around looking like Rambo
@2HN34RL3 år3Y
No, but make the existing laws, count. Health issues should be enough to prevent any one from getting a permit to carry arms.
@2HMX9TSRepublikansk3 år3Y
Yes, but banning individuals with "mental health issues" specifically from owning guns increases the stigma around these illnesses; we need to limit the sale and use of firearms for everyone and stop conflating mental issues with gun violence.
@2HKDHTP3 år3Y
No, there is zero evidence that increasing regulations on sales and ownership of firearms reduces the crime rates. Get tougher on violations of existing law.
@2HHWDXY3 år3Y
Yes, but the problem needs to be attacked from multiple angles, including reducing poverty and increasing social programs to reduce and prevent gang violence
@2HH8HKY3 år3Y
I feel gun control is largely a measure by which to protect mostly white upper-middle class citizens from what they feel to be lower-class, minority-driven disorder. I do not underestimate the danger of gun violence at schools and other public places (such as theaters). But I feel these incidents reflect less a problem with guns and more a problem with mental health and the poor quality of mental healthcare in this country. Gun violence is incidental to that. Spending on healthcare should be the priority, not necessarily greater gun restrictions. I do support strict surveillance and controls… Les mer
@2H9G9S93 år3Y
Most people with guns will let their 3 year olds shoot them in Kentucky and that is not safe at all.
Plus people don't really need to hunt these days to survive. Animals are going endangered because of a sport. If someone needs to hunt in order to live they need to get someone to check their location and if they are isolated from any markets etc then they can hunt and use a gun. Other wise no.
@2GW2TJGSosialistisk3 år3Y
We have a tremendous gun control problem in this country but more than that we have a huge mental health problem in this country. The availability of guns to children and the mentally unstable is ludicrous. Though I would prefer an existence in which guns do not exist, PERIOD. I feel certain that if they were banned entirely only criminals would have guns. Take into consideration The attack on Charlie in Paris in January 2015, Mohammad Mehra in Toulousse and the attack on the Jewish school and Anders Breviak and the death of 79 people, mostly children, in Norway.
@2GTLMQ8Libertarianer3 år3Y
No, and eliminate all laws, federal, state and municipal restricting the ownership and carrying of weapons. Any convictions resulting from non-violent and non-negligent gun association should be vacated, and any public official advocating for gun control should be censured, and eligible for impeachment for infringing on the constitutional rights of their constituents.
There is absolutely no legitimate or honest interest in government regulation or restriction of the right for citizens to defend themselves, their families, and their property by any means that they wish.
@2GT9ZL8Libertarianer3 år3Y
I don't support increased gun control, but developing a more intensive screening process to hopefully limit those who really shouldn't have their hands on a weapon could be helpful. Yes, it'd make things more tedious, but law abiding citizens who want to keep their rights will go through with the thorough screening and training. Even if guns become outlawed, there will still be those who do not follow the law and what are their would be victims supposed to do? The police and designated individuals who have permits can't be everywhere at once and innocent blood will be shed either way.
@2GQV8TV3 år3Y
It is our God-given right to own a firearm. The federal government cannot and will not take my right to own a gun.
@2GMSCWY3 år3Y
How many more Sandy Hooks do we need before we ban all guns. No one needs to hunt--grocery stores have enough for everyone. People should be forced to cities form the rural areas where the animals should be allowed to live unmolested. Federal game officers can manage dangerous animals that wander into the city.
@2GMS4LF3 år3Y
No, and repeal the National Firearms Act of 1934, the Federal Firearms Act of 1938, the Gun Control Act of 1968 and any other acts; the country did just fine following the Constitution prior to those Acts and they have caused more problems than they have solved.
@2GKLQJB3 år3Y
End poverty and american paranoia, racism and homophobia, guns would not be such a big deal.
@N9X7T33 år3Y
Cars kill more people AND can kill more people maliciously than guns. We make you get a license to get a car. Put some educational requirements and educate EVERY american on guns to take the "video game" nature out of the deadly tool. Be a parent, don't make the government do your job, lazy ***