Half of Americans want stricter gun laws
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June 2nd, 2007 at 11:00 am
I am curious, anyone know roughly have many Federal gun laws there are? Is it hundreds or thousands?
June 2nd, 2007 at 11:13 am
i’ve always heard the number 20K in reference to state, city and fed.
June 2nd, 2007 at 11:17 am
Only 1% of people are willing to admit they just don’t know. That sounds about right to me given my experiences with people. It’s sad that only 9% of people want gun laws that are less strict.
But given that most people think machine guns are still legal, I suspect those 9% are the ones who know what the current laws are. 80% might be generous 🙂
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I’ve always heard the number 20K in reference to state, city and fed.
Best proof of the existence of the Nanny State.
Paralysis by legislation. That is not only ridiculous, but probably unconsititutional.
Correct me if I am wrong, I would bet that the 20,000 gun laws could be condensed into less than 20 gun laws.
The 20 gun law “commandments” as it were.
I have always thought that one role of government should be to look at laws that are unconstitutional on either the Federal or State level and remove them from the books.
We pay these people, the government, to do a job and they are not doing it.
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:43 pm
But… they still are legal (but not in all states). They are just a bit hard and expensive to legally acquire.
June 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 pm
The only gun law that is legal is the 2nd amendment to the Constitution. All the rest of them are infringements which are definitively illegal.
Restrictions on rights are illegal, restrictions on illegal behavior or abuse of the rights of others is not. For instance it is illegal to murder, even with a gun. But it is also illegal to infringe on a citizen’s right to keep and bear arms. Observing the latter does not mean condoning the former.
Only the weak-minded and the evil equate the two, though for different reasons.
June 3rd, 2007 at 1:56 pm
“Half of Americans want stricter gun laws”
An optimist would say “half don’t”.
June 4th, 2007 at 8:44 am
The federal and state gun laws are in two books and are 1 1/2 inches thick when put together. 702 pages. Anyone who does not have a resonable knowledge of these existing laws is not qualified to comment on them and their opinion needs to be discounted. Jack.
June 4th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
I’ve also read that 80% believe in aliens visiting Earth on a regular basis.
June 5th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
How do we get funding to do our own polls on this question – one that asks, “stricter than what?” Sample questions:
1. Current federal law requires for the purchase of a fully automatic weapon (“machine gun”) manufactured before 1986 that the purchaser pay a $200 licensing fee and wait for a background check that takes months before the weapoon may be delivered. In your opinion, should the law be:
Less strict; the same; more strict.
2. Current federal law does not allow individuals to own a fully automatic weapon (“machine gun”) manufactured after 1986. In your opinion, should the law be:
Less strict; the same; more strict.
June 5th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
I would have to agree with 80%… I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked the question: “Where do I register my gun in Georgia?”.
Answer: Nowhere. It is against state law for any city, county or state office or official to “register” your firearm.