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Most people that are in favor of stricter gun laws don't understand the current laws that already exist and just hear buzzwords like "gun show loophole"

maxerickson 3y ago
Not really fair to throw that out there without articulating what you think it means to understand the current laws.
- oaththrowaway 3y ago
  If you ask most people if they support "background checks" you're going to find that almost all people support that, things change a bit when you explain the difference between the existing background checks and the proposed "universal background checks". Most people don't understand the difference. And to be quite frank, the organizations running the polls might not understand either, or it's in their best interest to not explain
  - maxerickson 3y ago
    Polled pretty high when asked as "Do you think ___ is a good idea" and ___ was "Background checks for gun purchases at gun shows or other private sales." https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/743516166/npr-newshour-marist-poll-americans-not-sold-on-trump-or-democrats https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/743516166/npr-newshour-marist... I thought you were maybe speaking more expansively though. Like what about people that think almost no one should privately own a pistol or whatever.
defrost 3y ago
I'm in rural Australia and have several firearms, they're tools for feral animal control, my neighbour shoots ULR targets at 5,000 yards (not a typo), and 12 year olds can join a gun club. (ie. recheck any odd notions you might have about gun bans in Australia) Stricter gun laws, more complicated laws aren't the answer - simple clear uniform gun laws, equally reinforced will do the job. Unfortuneately the very nature of the (un)United States seems predestined to never enact uniform laws wrt firearms let alone maintain an up to date central register of information etc.

maxerickson 3y ago

Not really fair to throw that out there without articulating what you think it means to understand the current laws.

oaththrowaway 3y ago
If you ask most people if they support "background checks" you're going to find that almost all people support that, things change a bit when you explain the difference between the existing background checks and the proposed "universal background checks". Most people don't understand the difference. And to be quite frank, the organizations running the polls might not understand either, or it's in their best interest to not explain
- maxerickson 3y ago
  Polled pretty high when asked as "Do you think ___ is a good idea" and ___ was "Background checks for gun purchases at gun shows or other private sales." https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/743516166/npr-newshour-marist-poll-americans-not-sold-on-trump-or-democrats https://www.npr.org/2019/07/22/743516166/npr-newshour-marist... I thought you were maybe speaking more expansively though. Like what about people that think almost no one should privately own a pistol or whatever.

defrost 3y ago

I'm in rural Australia and have several firearms, they're tools for feral animal control, my neighbour shoots ULR targets at 5,000 yards (not a typo), and 12 year olds can join a gun club. (ie. recheck any odd notions you might have about gun bans in Australia) Stricter gun laws, more complicated laws aren't the answer - simple clear uniform gun laws, equally reinforced will do the job. Unfortuneately the very nature of the (un)United States seems predestined to never enact uniform laws wrt firearms let alone maintain an up to date central register of information etc.