The 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings caused several states and cities to pass strict gun control measures. In response, state lawmakers in gun friendly states in the South and West passed bills that would strengthen Stand Your Ground laws and allow weapons in most public places. In 2014, 21 states passed laws that expanded the rights of gun owners allowing them to possess firearms in churches, bars, schools and college campuses. The federal government has not passed any gun control measures since the 1994 Brady Bill and 42 states now allow the possession of assault rifles. In the U.S. two-thirds of all gun deaths are suicides and in 2010 there were 19,000 firearm suicides and 11,000 firearm homicides.
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Response rates from 180 Electoral Reform voters.
77% Yes |
23% No |
62% Yes |
19% No |
15% Yes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
2% No, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
1% Yes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
1% No, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
0% Yes, and ban all guns from public use |
1% No, only for assault weapons |
0% No, but increase penalties for gun-related crimes |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 180 Electoral Reform voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 180 Electoral Reform voters.
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Unique answers from Electoral Reform voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@5KGHPZJ4yrs4Y
Chicago has very strict gun laws and yet the highest gun related crimes...criminals do not care about laws...you cannot pass a law that will stop a criminal from obtaining a weapon if he really wants one
@4WV9Q2C4yrs4Y
Guns don't kill people it's the crazy unstable people, the uneducated people.
@4SH75654yrs4Y
I believe there are over 2000 gun laws already on the books. Maybe we could enforce those before passing new ones. Come on, people! Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
@53KWBGY4yrs4Y
Stay out of this. Guns are only a method to kill. People are messed up. Start at home with good role models.
@5H37QM54yrs4Y
You know what we should totally do? Let's say you take the class, clear a background check, then go to a gun dealer. The gun dealer can check your background check again, then help you choose the right gun for you. Here's the clincher: You have guns that will only work for you. Like using your fingerprint. (This is my husband's idea and I LOVE it! They have safes that work this way, why not find a way to apply it to firearms?!). Anyways, if someone steals your gun, they cannot use it because their fingerprints are different. Then it's just a glorified paper weight.
@54W37HG4yrs4Y
Repeal all firearms restrictions back to 1791.
@4Q7RG6L4yrs4Y
Do whatever Australia did after their first and only mass shooting.
@583P2FK4yrs4Y
Democrats should not be allowed to own firearms
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