60% of the sheeple are not cooperating-it's in the American Psyche to defy control freaks-problem is, as you know, America has been sold while we were sleeping.
In a poll that will surely make gun control advocates squirm, 60 percent of young Americans plan to, or are considering owning a gun later in life according to an American University (AU) survey released this week.
The national survey, which consisted of 4,000 high school and college students, revealed that 40 percent of participants planned to one day owning a firearm, while another 20 percent were considering it.
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"I think the major contribution of the poll results is to demonstrate that now is certainly the time to have a serious conversation about gun control since the next generation is no less likely to plan to own guns," said AU professor Jennifer L. Lawless.
Lawless, director of AU's Women and Politics Institute, conducted the survey with Loyola Marymount University Professor Richard L. Fox.
The survey also showed that of those polled, 40 percent of females and 50 percent of black participants feared gun violence, while 69 percent of whites and 68 percent of males did not fear gun violence.
Additionally, Democrats are nearly twice as likely to fear gun violence as their Republican counterparts, with 45 percent of Democrats fearing gun violence, while just 25 percent of Republicans feel the same.
Reacting to the polls findings, Lawless, who apparently favors further restrictions on gun ownership, told Campusreform.org: "The next generation plans on owning guns, so if we want to avoid the tragedies that we’ve seen . . . We obviously need to move quickly and if an executive order is the way to do it, then that is the way to do it."
Lawless' view was not shared by David Burnett, public relations director of the conservative student group Students for Concealed Carry.
"With every single spree killing we’ve seen in this nation in the past twenty years, with every sexual assault that takes place, nine every day on college campuses, with every robbery report we have, with every campus that goes on lockdown, these gun free zones are proven to be indefensible and impractical," said Burnett in an interview with Campus Reform.
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I own many guns and am pro gun. Guns don't kill people. IMO the biggest problem is Drugs. Almost all violent crimes are connected to Drugs one way or another. Bad thing is that our own Govt here in the US has Black Projects and such that are making money for said projects from Drug sales. Sad but true. In a perfect society we would not need guns for protection, but I'll be damned if I get caught with my pants down and have my family violated in any shape or form. I choose to stay protected. Buying a weapon after you have become a victim is sad. I see it all the time at the range/gun shop I go to. People come in to buy a weapon after they have been victimized. That's sad, but true. Taking the guns will only make matters worse.
it's sad-criminals have all manner of guns and the gov has a weaponized army-when the gov becomes the property (or heavily influenced)of one or more international entities(gangs) then the gov starts to make treasonous decision and actions, criminals. This is what the founding fathers were afraid of-hence the 2nd amendment-not that militias would do much good against a weaponized army-but the next question is how many US soldiers would turn on the people? Well tests have been given over the past 5 years basically asking most enlisted personnel if they could fire on their own and a standard 30 % said yes-it's kind of a standard test through the ages to find out which soldiers can be trusted as a Praetorian Guard
it's not a gun by itself that fires a bullet, someone has to pull the trigger................................humanity has to learn a way of life without such devastating tools.Than , we'll have peacefull society........................
there's only one problem-if you don't protect yourself, your home, your country some other gang tries to take it-look at Chief Spences dilemma
Yea...if the plan is to get people to hate guns with these shootings, it's failing...more people are buying guns now than ever before, including assault weapons.