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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@965DR5M3yrs3Y
i think it is good how it is
@9L2SXDR1yr1Y
This should be tailored to what time of gun-related violence we see in the country, and maybe that should be by province. More individual crimes? Crack down on gun licencing checks. More organized crime? Go harder on punishment or funding special police organizations to cut off group crime lines of trade. I do not, however, think that we should scale back our current gun laws at all. They just need a tweak when and where necessary.
@9HT9NSYConservative1yr1Y
No, more resources should be allocated to federal, provincial, county, and city law enforcement to enforce the already existing laws, and Canada should implement some variation of Castle Doctrine
@9FK5WD92yrs2Y
Yes, but simultaneously eliminate all gun bans
@8XYZS8Y3yrs3Y
I think for criminals, mentally ill, and anybody purchasing assault weapons there should absolutely be restrictions, but for anybody else it's should be more-so okay
@8VM6NRB4yrs4Y
lose restrictions on all weapons and bring in strong penalties for gun-related crimes and heavy restrictions for the mentally ill and criminals.
@8TVQ9YD4yrs4Y
No, but gun safety training should be a required course for every citizen.
@8K7LHX44yrs4Y
no as long as you need a proper permit and stuff like that.
@8CF94Y55yrs5Y
yes, hunting rifles and weapons that fall under that category should only be available for those who complete extensive background checks, psychological tests and correct training.
@994XH6T2yrs2Y
it's perfect as it is guns don't kill people as if it were saying your pencil failed your test gun laws should stay the same as it is and not be changed all its doing is hurting law Biden citizens and not catching the real criminals
@96SP7TZConservative2yrs2Y
No there should not be more restrictions on the purchasing of firearms there should be less restrictions.
@8QNZVY34yrs4Y
yes but dont ban any guns
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