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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@B4GS7ZQ1wk1W
If a person has a gun license and uses it properly then there's no issue so no it shouldn't be banned.
No, but yes if with added restrictions concealed and open carry are discussed, and stand your ground laws are passed.
@9JN3LGRConservative1yr1Y
No, people should be able to buy and own any gun they wish unless they are a criminal or are mentally ill
Guns shouldn't be a privilege, everyone should own a gun to defend themselves from government tyranny.
@95MZCG73yrs3Y
i believe guns should only be sold for hunting
@95M7TJD3yrs3Y
i think we should all have the freedom to bear arms, but make extensive training a must, along with backround checks going back to around middle school
@92M8FFH3yrs3Y
No, since the majority of the crimes we are seeing are not tied back to legally acquired firearms. Case and point, the tragedy in Nova Scotia. Most recent report into how the gunman got the fire arms was through a friend smuggling them in through the states when he didn't have a PAL. We should be looking into cracking down on flow of illegal firearms into Canada first before we look at changing purchasing rules. The recent gun violence we are seeing can also be viewed as a symptom of larger societal problems that simply changing restrictions on the purchasing of firearms won't address and will windup delaying an effective solution.
@8ZFVK9G3yrs3Y
i should be able ti buy whatever i want
@8VKGLC84yrs4Y
yes, ban all guns from public use and require strict background checks, psychological testing and training
@997DDPX2yrs2Y
No, The government should spend more attention on the illegal weapons market in Canada, and not worry so much about the legal gun owners in which the process for obtaining a firearm is already a rigorous process.
@8DJTN695yrs5Y
you should be able to own whatever the hell you want as long as you´re qualified and mentally stable
@8VGKFLX4yrs4Y
everyone who wants to buy a gun has to complete a safetly course and not just questions
@8TYFKX84yrs4Y
Yes by banning hand-guns and assault weapons and increasing penalties for smuggled weapons.
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