newswise.com — The National Opinion Research Center says 76.5% of Americans favor "making it harder for people to purchase firearms," as a result of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. 80% support requiring criminal background checks for all gun purchases. The study also reports that gun ownership has declined from 55% in the 1970s to 35% today.
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thcanalichioApr 10, 2007Submitter
thanks for the dig!
thcanalichioApr 10, 2007Submitter
"most of the studies i have seen recently" - ? care to back that up?i don't take a stance on any of this, i'm just putting out what's been reported in the study. you decide for yourself. it could very well be that the pro-gunsters are just a loud, vocal minority.
funhouse1970Apr 10, 2007
This stinks to high heaven. Look at the source - University of Chicago - the birthplace of Neo-Conservativism (Leo Strauss and his ilk) . If anything the events since 9-11 makes people want to provide for their own self-defense. The Neocons will use 9-11 as an excuse for absolutely everything and anything - even taking your guns away.You so called conservatives ought to examine the Neocons who have hijacked your party (establishment Democrats are "owned" too). These corporatist/globalist pigs are destroying the Constitution.
foamweaponsApr 11, 2007
Guns, Gays and Abortion ... these are issues that politicians use to distract citizens from realizing that billions of dollars in subsidies are being given to their corporate friends, while they grab for more power, and scam the American people.Yeah, but surely Britain not having guns... "The laws, they should stay THE SAME"You like killing babies... "LAWS = SAME"But shouldn't gays... "STFU or ask me a question about American foreign policy, because if your next question is about violence in video-games I might have to kill you."
thcanalichioApr 11, 2007Submitter
Gun rights activist C.D. Tavares had this to say:On Apr 10, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Brad3000 wrote:> When asked if gun control laws should> be stricter in the wake of the 9.11 attacks, 76.5 percent of Americans> surveyed said yes.Well, that explains all the new "shall issue" states since 9/11.What are there, four holdouts left?> The findings are in ?Public Attitudes Toward the Reg-> ulation of Firearms,? a study funded by Chicago?s Joyce FoundationHa ha ha ha! The Joyce Foundation! Of course!f**k you, Newswise -- tell it to the Marines.-- Escape the Rat Race for Peace, Quiet, and Miles of Desert Beauty Take a Sanity Break at The Bunkhouse at Liberty Haven Ranch <a class="user" href="http://libertyhavenranch.com">http://libertyhavenranch.com</a>