The 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings caused several states and cities to pass strict gun control measures. In response, state lawmakers in gun friendly states in the South and West passed bills that would strengthen Stand Your Ground laws and allow weapons in most public places. In 2014, 21 states passed laws that expanded the rights of gun owners allowing them to possess firearms in churches, bars, schools and college campuses. The federal government has not passed any gun control measures since the 1994 Brady Bill and 42 states now allow the possession of assault rifles. In the U.S. two-thirds of all gun deaths are suicides and in 2010 there were 19,000 firearm suicides and 11,000 firearm homicides.
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@8R2TMLS4yrs4Y
People should have the right to own a gun
@967DL2J3yrs3Y
No only for assault weapons and people with bad backgrounds
@8VV7SN6New Democratic4yrs4Y
Existing laws should actually be enforced
@8VP99KB4yrs4Y
The gun isn’t the problem, it’s the person using the gun. Banning all these guns won’t make a difference because it only restricts those who follow the law and criminals don’t. They will find a way to make guns whether or not the government bans them.
@8VMT67T4yrs4Y
I'm good with the current restrictions.
Restore the long-arms registry.
No, but education and mental health support should be factored in and there should be more control on black market and inherited guns
@8TVCWD64yrs4Y
No, but the entire system should be overhauled and streamlined without the involvement of the RCMP
@8NZ6HXZ4yrs4Y
Yes, but only through universal background checks
@8NZ6HXZ4yrs4Y
No, just enforce universal background checks
@8K49D3N4yrs4Y
Yes, but ban all guns from public use and require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training
@8DFNVSS5yrs5Y
In Canada we have almost perfect laws already, if not a little too strict
@9CWP9662yrs2Y
Legal guns aren’t the issue, it’s the illegal ones
@98D5MJG2yrs2Y
All guns should be band except for hunting
@8T8S8MJ4yrs4Y
No, the government should ban the sale of some guns to the public and to police.
@8RZPV9J4yrs4Y
Yes because they're dangerous, but no becuase the government shouldn't have more power than the people.
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