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I'm not so sure about that. If it's such a minority as you claim, then there should be no problem with passing laws that restrict gun ownership. I think the tru

I'm not so sure about that. If it's such a minority as you claim, then there should be no problem with passing laws that restrict gun ownership. I think the truth is it's not a minority.

darknavi 4y ago
> If it's such a minority as you claim, then there should be no problem with passing laws Have week been watching the same government for the last 6 years?
giantg2 4y ago
It may be a minority, but probably not a small one. The question then becomes about what restrictions would be found to be constitutional while being effective (and defining which specific part of the issue we're trying to fix). It's an interesting lead-in to the larger topic of when a majority should restrict the freedoms/rights of a minority and how that plays out - whether talking about guns or abortion, etc.
throw0101a 4y ago
> I think the truth is it's not a minority. Survey data says otherwise: > 1. Four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a household with a gun, including 30% who say they personally own one, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in June 2021. * https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-a... So only 30% of people own guns, but if a family member was the one asked for the survey then we have 40% of households. <50% either way, so a minority. Further: > 5. Roughly half of Americans (53%) favor stricter gun laws, a decline since 2019, according to the Center’s April 2021 survey. Smaller shares say these laws are about right (32%) or should be less strict (14%). The share of Americans who say gun laws should be stricter has decreased from 60% in September 2019. Current opinions are in line with what they were in March 2017.
- sparrish 4y ago
  Most gun owners I know are not going to tell you they have guns - in a survey or otherwise.
- true_religion 4y ago
  The question isn’t if gun owners are a minority, but rather if people unwilling to restrict gun owners are a minority. For better or worse, people who don’t own guns and have no intention of getting a gun soon still don’t want to limit gun owners or limit their opportunity to own guns themselves. Yes, gun control is the “easy” solution to gun crime but instead we have chosen the hard and painful solution because the easy way offends our core values. That’s an okay decision to make in a democracy, and different democracies can choose different ways. It’s not crazy. Furthermore gun laws are getting stricter all the time, just simply to the point where it matches counties like the UK.

I'm not so sure about that. If it's such a minority as you claim, then there should be no problem with passing laws that restrict gun ownership. I think the truth is it's not a minority.

darknavi 4y ago

> If it's such a minority as you claim, then there should be no problem with passing laws Have week been watching the same government for the last 6 years?

giantg2 4y ago

It may be a minority, but probably not a small one. The question then becomes about what restrictions would be found to be constitutional while being effective (and defining which specific part of the issue we're trying to fix). It's an interesting lead-in to the larger topic of when a majority should restrict the freedoms/rights of a minority and how that plays out - whether talking about guns or abortion, etc.

throw0101a 4y ago

> I think the truth is it's not a minority. Survey data says otherwise: > 1. Four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a household with a gun, including 30% who say they personally own one, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in June 2021. * https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-a... So only 30% of people own guns, but if a family member was the one asked for the survey then we have 40% of households. <50% either way, so a minority. Further: > 5. Roughly half of Americans (53%) favor stricter gun laws, a decline since 2019, according to the Center’s April 2021 survey. Smaller shares say these laws are about right (32%) or should be less strict (14%). The share of Americans who say gun laws should be stricter has decreased from 60% in September 2019. Current opinions are in line with what they were in March 2017.

sparrish 4y ago
Most gun owners I know are not going to tell you they have guns - in a survey or otherwise.
true_religion 4y ago
The question isn’t if gun owners are a minority, but rather if people unwilling to restrict gun owners are a minority. For better or worse, people who don’t own guns and have no intention of getting a gun soon still don’t want to limit gun owners or limit their opportunity to own guns themselves. Yes, gun control is the “easy” solution to gun crime but instead we have chosen the hard and painful solution because the easy way offends our core values. That’s an okay decision to make in a democracy, and different democracies can choose different ways. It’s not crazy. Furthermore gun laws are getting stricter all the time, just simply to the point where it matches counties like the UK.