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ST Poll: Do you think we'll see gun control in the US in your lifetime?

Posted by Shaun (aka bigshaunu) May 18 '18, 14:13

I'll go no.

Responses:

Sorry to say, No, but then I'm old. Maybe the kids in school will eventually make a difference when they begin running for and winning office. -- nm - Covington May 18, 15:07
Yes. -- nm - budice May 18, 14:44
You mortals clearly intend to live short lives. -- nm - Max May 18, 14:36
- -- nm* - Reagen May 18, 14:26
20 years ago, how many of you would have answered yes to gay marriage or legal pot? -- nm - Reagen May 18, 14:25 9
- there is no money in it for government to ban gay marriage, or restrict it. - groiny May 18, 14:27 8
  - The religious right spent a lot of money fighting gay marriage and made it a litmus test for many candidates, just like the gun lobby. -- nm - pmb May 18, 14:38 2
    - do we have numbers on that? -- nm - groiny May 18, 14:39 1
      - No, but as Roger Moore notes, the amount of money the NRA spends on campaign contributions is not huge. They do also spend money indirectly, but their - pmb May 18, 14:57
  - The NRA doesn’t actually give that much money, comparatively, though it is consistent. But it can make a lot of noise and push a lot of buttons, and - Roger More May 18, 14:32 4
    - and let's say you do vote those politicians out when you can. The ones who get the most $ from NRA....... - groiny May 18, 14:36 1
      - Sure, maybe it has no chance. But if it has no chance, it’s not because of NRA cash. It’s because of NRA influence -- nm - Roger More May 18, 15:04
    - compared to what? And if you take their income away, they will be giving politicians ZERO, which is much less than what those politicians get now. -- nm - groiny May 18, 14:33 1
      - Compared to other donors. In 2016, for example, the NRA contributed $1 million spent across 200ish congressional candidates - Roger More May 18, 14:48
Yes. 30-40 years is a long time. -- nm - TWuG May 18, 14:24 1
- has it been 20 years since Columbine? -- nm - groiny May 18, 14:25
Depends on the extent of the control. I think there is an opportunity to get much better controls on military-style assault rifles, and maybe even ... - ReluctantCynic May 18, 14:21 [youtube]
Depends what you mean by gun control. Ban all guns? No. Stricter laws than we have? Yes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 18, 14:21 3
- Basically the same type of laws like every other first world country. -- nm - Shaun May 18, 14:25
- oh, I am certain they will put some things in place at some point. - groiny May 18, 14:25
- *fistbump* -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 18, 14:23
No. We are in the end days of the United States as we know it. -- nm - Jovian May 18, 14:21
Nope -- nm - Krusty May 18, 14:20
nope -- nm - groiny May 18, 14:15
I think international expansion of the American Imperium would happen sooner. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 14:14

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