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  @Daboss2o1Conservative from Alberta  disagreed…2yrs2Y

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sure i can see banning it if the person has a history of criminal incidents, but if it's a normal person who has gone through training we should allow more weapons.

 @9G2J666from Ontario  agreed…2yrs2Y

I think a train indivual should have gun control but somone history with violence with weapons really shouldnt

 @9FY5RRDfrom Ontario  agreed…2yrs2Y

Agree. Gun restrictions should be focused on background checks and making sure you give a permit to a qualified candidate

 @9G32NHFfrom Alberta  disagreed…2yrs2Y

If you see a person walking down the street with a gun and you don't know if that person has gone through the proper training and you would still feel unsafe

 @9FXW6H7Greenfrom Ontario  disagreed…2yrs2Y

A large amount of weapons on the street are stolen or sold on the black market. No amount of training will prevent this from occurring

 @9FGQ95GConservativefrom Alberta  agreed…2yrs2Y

So many school shootings, and any shootings. Lives are being lost and threatened almost everyday because of gun violence.

 @9FVFZJTConservativefrom Alberta  disagreed…2yrs2Y

more crimanals get there guns from smuggled guns from the states than gun stores and we should have the right to bear arms.

 @B3G4FS3Conservativefrom Ontario  disagreed…2mos2MO

AS A FIREARM OWNER, MY NAME GETS RAN THROUGH A DATABASE EVERYDAY TO SEE IF I'VE COMMITTED ANY CRIMES. WHEREAS THE AVERAGE CITIZEN DOES NOT. THAT WAS A CHOICE THAT I DECIDED TO AGREE WITH WHEN TAKING MY LICENSE TEST, PURCHASING AND OWNING A FIREARM.

 @B3D7P6FConservative from Alberta  disagreed…2mos2MO

With the current bill against gun control it is targeting the farmers, hunters and the legal buyers of these firearms. We should be putting more spending towards border security and policing in Canada to stop the overflow of illegal weapons coming into Canada.

 @B2F9F3NConservativefrom Quebec  disagreed…3mos3MO

No to gun control, we already have a very strict system in place. Almost all crimes committed with a gun are from illegal guns. Focus on the illegal guns.

 @9YM4YHWConservativefrom Ontario  disagreed…5mos5MO

Legal firearms have nothing to do with the issues. Trudeaus gun control didn't have a significant impact on gun related crime.

 @9MKBK8SConservativefrom Ontario  disagreed…11mos11MO

The vast majority of gun crime is committed with illegally obtained guns by people without a PAL. law abiding citizens are wrongfully impacted by laws that don't reduce gun crime. Additionally, guns are used for sporting purposes and hobbyists.

 @9M22DWCConservativefrom Alberta  disagreed…12mos12MO

The amount of gun violence due to purchasing guns properly in Canada is very low. The reason for most gun violence is through illegal purchasing of guns, more should be done about the illegal people instead of the people who want to buy a gun to hunt or keep theyre home safe.

 @B4LX7S8Conservativefrom British Columbia  disagreed…1wk1W

We are not the states. It is not as easy as people think to purchase firearms in canada. Background and mental health checks already in place.

 @9FGC62BConservativefrom Alberta  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Guns and like weapons are not dangerous unless they fall into the wrong hands, felony convicted criminals should not have the right to own or possess a firearm of any sort. The banning of "AR" rifles is the most retarded thing Justin has ever done. Armalite Rifle Company are NOT " assault rifles, automatic rifles", or anything else.

 @9FB6Y4BConservativefrom Ontario  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Each and every person deserves to protect and defend themselves and the best and most prepared way to do that is to own and use a gun.

 @B2CCNLXConservativefrom Ontario  disagreed…3mos3MO

You have clearly never lived a person who has seen someone face off with a polar bear and watched one of them tank 5 rounds of 12 gauge and keep coming towards you. Guns with higher firepower are necessary to save your life. Politicians need to learn what the hell firearms are for, because basing bans off of how guns look is not helping.

 @9G5ZKLRConservativefrom Ontario  agreed…2yrs2Y

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Trump’s Puerto Rico Problem Erupts in Pennsylvania: Latino Voters Fire Back

Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania.Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally. Some say their dismay is giving Kamala Harris a new opening to win over the state’s Latino voters, particularly nearly half a million Pennsylvanians of Puerto Rican descent.Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday: A nonpartisan Puerto Rican group drafted a letter urging its members to oppose Trump on election day. Other Puerto Rican voters were lighting up WhatsApp chats with reactions to the vulgar display and raising it in morning conversations at their bodegas. Some are planning to protest Trump’s rally Tuesday in Allentown, a majority-Latino city with one of the largest Puerto Rican populations in the state.And the arena Trump is speaking at is located in the middle of the city’s Puerto Rican neighborhood.“It’s spreading like wildfire through the community,” said Norberto Dominguez, a precinct captain with the local Democratic party in Allentown, who noted his own family is half Republican and half Democratic voters.“It’s not the smartest thing to do, to insult people — a large group of voters here in a swing state — and then go to their home asking for votes,” Dominguez said.The timing couldn’t be worse for Trump. Almost a week before Election Day, he’s pushing to cut into Harris’ margins among Latinos, especially young men who are worried about the economy. But the comments from pro-Trump comedian Tony Hinchcliffe Sunday night, referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage,” has reverberated throughout Pennsylvania and elsewhere, prompting even the former president’s Republican allies to defend the island and denounce the comments. And with the race essentially a toss up, every vote counts — especially in Pennsylvania.“This was just like a gift from the gods,” said Victor Martinez, an Allentown resident who owns the Spanish language radio station La Mega, noting some Puerto Rican voters in the area have been on the fence about voting at all.

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Trump hits ‘nasty’ Michelle Obama at Atlanta rally

Former President Trump attacked former first lady Michelle Obama during his rally in Atlanta on Monday, calling her “nasty” after Obama lobbed attacks at the former president while stumping for Vice President Harris.“You know who’s nasty to me? Michelle Obama,” Trump told supporters in Atlanta.“I always tried to be so nice and respectful. Oh, she opened up a little bit of — a little bit of a box. She opened up a little bit of something. Oh, she was nasty. Shouldn’t be that way. That was a big mistake that she made,” he added.His remarks come after Obama criticized Trump during a Michigan rally on Saturday, at one point mentioning “Donald Trump’s gross incompetence.”“I hope that you’ll forgive me if I’m a little angry that we are indifferent to his erratic behavior, his obvious mental decline, his history as a convicted felon, a known slum lord, a predator found liable for sexual abuse, all of this while we pick apart Kamala’s answers from interviews that he doesn’t even have the courage to do, y’all,” she said in Kalamazoo, Mich.The heated rhetoric underscores the increasingly personal tone the presidential election has taken between the two campaigns roughly one week out from the election.An aggregate of national surveys compiled by The Hill/Decision Desk HQ shows Harris slightly ahead at close to 49 percent support while Trump is at 48 percent.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…5mos5MO

Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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