Health & Fitness
Police and Public Say: Armed citizens are a good thing!
For your perusal and enjoyment, here are two articles directly related to dismantling the myth that 90% of Americans want stricter gun control. (Remember that lie from early 2013? Yep.)
1. Selective Targets in the Gun Control Debate
From the article above is where I took the images displayed.
2. Police Poll: Armed citizens, NOT gun control, will lower violent crime
In the poll of 15,000 law enforcement professionals, 71% of respondents said an “assault weapons” ban would have zero impact on violent crime. Of those surveyed, 95.7% said the same of a “high capacity” magazine ban, and 79.7% said the same in response to a question on universal background checks.
Over 90% of these law enforcement professionals said “mandatory sentences with no plea bargains” for those who use a gun in perpetrating a crime would reduce violent crime.
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When asked if they supported concealed carry laws for citizens without a felony in their past, 91.3% of respondents answered “yes” on “without question and without further restrictions.”
Additionally, 80% of these law enforcement professionals also agreed that casualties at Sandy Hook Elementary would “have likely been reduced” if “legally-armed citizens” had been in the school.
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