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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@9HV5QFW1yr1Y
No. Any citizen or permanent resident who hasn't been convicted of an indictable offence or involuntarily committed should be allowed to buy, possess, and carry firearms for sport shooting, hunting, or self-defence. A national "stand your ground" law should be passed.
Guns shouldn't be a privilege, everyone should own a gun to defend themselves from government tyranny.
@9F9S33M2yrs2Y
remove the laws on handguns gang
@9F7WQT3Conservative2yrs2Y
God bless America and Donald Trump come lead are country Trump
@8XW3RVM3yrs3Y
Yes, and ban all guns from public and cops
Restore the long-arms registry.
No, guns should be accessible for self-defense in Canada
@99WWPPS2yrs2Y
Only specific stuff like Assault rifles, Snipers, Shotguns and Mines should be banned. Pistols and Semi Auto carbines should be allowed for self defence and stand your ground should be allowed.
Guns for hunting should be allowed with a permit and an evaluation before getting the permit. These guns should be locked up in a gun safe at all times until you use them for hunting.
No private ownership of weapons; there should be militias formed instead
@8RKXLQV4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for people who have committed violent crimes
@8RGD2GL4yrs4Y
Everyone has the right to defend themselves. It is whether or not they can physically or mentally defend themselves is important. We should not bring weapons of war into our daily lives.
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