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Polling on gun control proposals was politicized through the 2016 presidential elections. In August 2016 the Pew Research Center conducted a poll to compare opinions on gun control policy proposals between those of Hillary Clinton supporters and Donald Trump supporters. The research examined opinions on six topics.
Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. [1] [2] Most countries allow civilians to own firearms, but have strong firearms laws to prevent violence.
In contrast, those who support stricter gun control, often with liberal perspectives, advocate for more regulations to reduce gun violence. The gun culture in the United States is unique among developed nations due to the massive volume of firearms owned by civilians, generally permissive regulatory environment, and significantly higher levels ...
It’s a surreal view of a nation unable to move on from its own cycle of gun violence. Krista and Navada Gwynn are seen with silhouettes of their daughters, Navada and Victoria.
Michael Bloomberg's gun-control super PAC, Independence USA, spent $8.3 million in 2012 [88] [89] and $6.3 million in 2013. [90] Americans for Responsible Solutions, another gun-control super PAC started by retired Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, raised $12 million in 2013, [91] and planned to raise $16 to $20 million by the 2014 elections. [92]
The thesis of Arming America is that gun culture in the United States did not have roots in the colonial and early national period but arose during the 1850s and 1860s. The book argues that guns were uncommon during peacetime in the United States during the colonial, early national, and antebellum periods, that guns were seldom used then and that the average American's proficiency in use of ...
Those against gun control argue that these laws ignore two facts: Gun owners who store guns loaded and unlocked do so to keep them ready for use in defense against criminals; Defensive use of guns is both common and effective in preventing injury and property loss. Gun control advocates also favor CAP laws as a means of preventing gun suicides ...
[82] In contrast, historian Jack Rakove suggests that Madison's intention in framing the Second Amendment was to provide assurances to moderate Anti-Federalists that the militias would not be disarmed. [83] One aspect of the gun control debate is the conflict between gun control laws and the right to rebel against unjust governments.