I’m pretty sure that our constitutional rights are not subject to the whims of voters, unless they can amend the Constitution
More voters support assault weapons ban over arming citizens to reduce violence: poll
More U.S. voters support banning assault weapons over arming citizens to reduce gun violence, according to a Fox News poll released on Thursday.
While 45 percent of those surveyed said they would encourage more citizens to carry guns to defend against attackers, 61 percent said they favored banning assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons.
Huge majorities in the poll also supported a wide variety of gun safety measures, including 87 percent who said they backed requiring background checks for all gun purchases.
Another 81 percent supported improving enforcement of gun laws and raising the legal minimum age to buy guns to 21, the poll found.
I have zero problem with background checks for all firearm purchases, including transfers from person to another. I’ve said it again and again. But, that’s not what Democrats want. They want to make the checks so onerous that citizens are denied their 2nd Amendment right, as well as track every single purchase, what is being purchased, and where it will be kept. And the same for ammo.
Ban “assault rifles”? Criminals will not care. And others can just buy non-scary rifles. The smarty pants one is how Fox slipped in the bit about semi-auto, which shows what the gun grabbers really want. Well, to start with,
How about we just enforce existing gun laws? The same people who want to raise the age to 21 also want 16 year olds to vote. The Supreme Court will have something to say if Los Federales try it.
Eight in 10 also said that mental health checks should be required for all gun buyers and that police should temporarily be able to take guns away from people who have been shown to be a danger to themselves or others.
I’m for this, but, the law would have to be very, very specific to keep government from going too far and blocking some people from legally acquiring a gun. It would definitely require a hearing in front of a judge within days, and the government should be paying for a qualified lawyer.
However, despite widespread support for such measures, only 43 percent said stricter gun control laws would make the country safer, while one-quarter said it would make the U.S. less safe, the poll found.
So, if they wouldn’t make us safer, then what’s the point?
