Despite the NRA, most Americans favor gun control

[umbertino]

by: Thomas Riggins

February 4 2013

According to a recent report in Science Daily, the majority of the American people support more gun control to reduce and prevent the epidemic of gun violence.

Despite the hysteria over the "violations" of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, generated by the NRA and the lunatic right-wing extremists in the Republican congressional delegations (and their misinformed constituents, as well as others), a recent scientifically conducted poll by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has determined that the majority of the American people want more laws to ensure gun safety.

Here is a breakdown in percentages of the survey's findings:

1. Universal background checks (no loopholes) - 89 percent.

2. Ban on military style assault weapons - 69 percent.

3. Ban on high capacity ammunition clips - 68 percent.

4. Ban on gun ownership for individuals considered "high risk" - 83 percent.

5. Ban on those who violate restraining orders for domestic violence - 81 percent.

While percentages were not given, the article also reports that more regulation of gun dealers was supported, as well as various restrictions dealing with those having a mental illness. The survey was conducted with both gun owners and non-gun owners and found little difference between them in their responses so that it represents a true cross section of the American public on this issue.

Colleen Barry, PhD, one of the authors of the study said,"This research indicates high support among Americans, including gun owners in many cases, for a wide range of policies aimed at reducing gun violence. These data indicate broad consensus among the American public in support of a comprehensive approach to reducing the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States."

The researchers also conducted a separate survey, at the same time they did the gun control survey, to determine the public's attitudes towards mental illness. This is a complex subject requiring a dialectical analysis of the potential contradiction between the goal of preventing gun violence and that of preventing stigmatization of persons with mental illness.

This second survey revealed the following:

1. In favor of more screening and treatment of mental illness to prevent gun violence - 61 percent.

2. Agreed that there is a big problem of discrimination against the mentally ill -58 percent.

About 50 percent of those interviewed thought the mentally ill more dangerous than other people and about 66 percent did not want to live near anyone with a "serious" mental illness. This lead Dr. Barry to conclude, "In the light of our findings about Americans' attitudes toward persons with mental illness, it is worth thinking carefully about how to implement effective gun-violence prevention measures without exacerbating stigma or discouraging people from seeking treatment."

Actually, it is more complicated than not just exacerbating stigma; we must find a way to diminish stigma and even eliminate it in the long run without watering down gun control measures in the process.

This means Congress must engage in a serious non-partisan legislative project to begin reversing and eventually eliminating the dangerous culture of gun violence that has been created by the gun manufacturing lobby, the NRA and the corrupt politicians that are dependent on them and do their bidding in Congress.

This survey has shown what the majority of the American people want and those in Congress and elected positions of power, who work against the goals described above are only interested in their own narrow interests and the interests of a few big corporations and not those of the American people and their children.

Right now the number of people murdered in the U.S. (31,000 a year according to Science Daily) is 20 times greater than the average in other developed capitalist nations that consider themselves "advanced." It is not the American people who are ultimately responsible for this violent gun culture imposed upon them by reactionary corporate forces and their political stooges. Now is the time to bring about meaningful change and mobilize progressives to support those fighting for change.

http://www.peoplesworld.org/despite-the-nra-most-americans-favor-gun-control/

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

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B.S.

[Man_Kind]

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B.S.

B.F.S !

[sxsess]

Who gives a *uck!!! You may as well take that post and shove it. *uck the government!

[Linda]

maybe in one little corner...not as a whole country...

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

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Why do we get the sneaking suspicion that when all us Patriots are rounded up and

put in lockdown,

this annoying little pinko umbertino is going to be

the 'sgt. schultz' holding the keys to the stalag?

[Rayzur]

Who participated in the survey...., how many people did they ask,.... how were they selected,.... what were the questions,..... how were the questions selected.... what is the internal and external validity of the questions, who funded the survey... why was the survey conducted..... And why would any query with the word "scientific" in it, use the word "hysteria" when referring to those with differing opinions. Further, how could any survey use the word "majority", when reporting, and be considered scientific? Not.

This appears nothing more than an opinion poll conducted from within a medical perspective of public health.

[bamagirl]

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B.S.

Totally agree with the gals' analysis of the article...

[dog53]

MyMy Umbert what a bullshat post. They obviously only surveyed Obama`s base. Plus once again its from that same commie web site you love to post from. Propaganda umbert thats all it is. Meaningless garbage.

Hows the weather over there. Snowing like hell here.

[ddyal]

Have the obviously much more intelligent Democratic Delegations and the much more level headed Left seen the "Actual Real Life Numbers" that show:

1. Since the previous "Assault Weapons" ban from years ago was lifted that crime has gone down 70%.

2. As the number of concealed weapons permits has gone up that crime has gone down.

3. The numbers that show that countries that have taken guns away from citizens have seen huge increases in crime.

Of course these are probably just fabrications of those crazy Republicans and gun owners. :-)

[Linda]

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Hows the weather over there. Snowing like hell here.

I don't think it will be snowin' there dog...

[Cloud 9]

NEGATIVE!

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

Of course these are probably just fabrications of those crazy Republicans and gun owners. :-)

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yuh.... runnin' around waving our Bibles and

copies of The Declaration of Independence and stuff....

ain't we jus' the kooks, though. <_</>

Plus +1, DDYAL

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Edited February 4, 2013 by SgtFuryUSCZ

[DinarMillionaire]

87.54% of all polls are made up on the spot by 96.62% of people that produce false results 98.5% of the time they produce them. Except when singled out, Commie polls have a higher percentage of made up results to nudge a predetermined result from persons of inferior I.Q.'s as they are easier lead to believe such nonsense.

However, 3/4 of the population is made up of 75% of the people and that's a fact.

[darwinatridge]

This from someone who's country helped Hitler kill millions of people!! Gun control was a big issue then too. And they let it happen.

http://blog.beliefnet.com/on_the_front_lines_of_the_culture_wars/2011/04/she-survived-hitler-and-wants-to-warn-america.html

[Iownya83]

LOL Saw it was a political post by Umbert knew there was no need to read, he won't be back for the beat down.

UMMMM back to spinning the tunes stay out of our politics please.

[tellmewhen]

Umbertino is the Government STRAWMAN on this site, Remember

[sxsess]

Umbertino is the Government STRAWMAN on this site, Remember

No, maybe the government welfare recipient..

[Tripphood]

Umbertino, Do you live in the US?

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

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he says he lives in Italy.....

with that other commie pinko obama administration plant george clooney.

[Biker]

Wrong Caption on this article, It Should have said , From the most recent Study show 98 % of Liberals and Sheep are for banning these things.I don't consider any one WHO walks on the Constitution right s and the 2nd amendment Americans. Sorry go blow that hog wash up somebody Else's back side.Grow some balls and men take off your pantie hose and be men . I No lots of Lady's that got more balls then lots of men now days.

[Tripphood]

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he says he lives in Italy.....

with that other commie pinko obama administration plant george clooney. <_</>

Well if he lives in Italy he needs only be concerned with what's happening in Italy. I'd say he has absolutely NO say about things that are happening in America. I mean we here in America aren't trying to constantly put Italy down because they don't do things the way we do. We don't want to be ITALY! (although it'd be nice to visit after we get some money) Just sayin........

[sxsess]

Wrong Caption on this article, It Should have said , From the most recent Study show 98 % of Liberals and Sheep are for banning these things.I don't consider any one WHO walks on the Constitution right s and the 2nd amendment Americans. Sorry go blow that hog wash up somebody Else's back side.Grow some balls and men take off your pantie hose and be men . I No lots of Lady's that got more balls then lots of men now days. :angry:/>

Biker what gets me is how these "men" can even look at themselves in the mirror knowing they are spineless. I have absolutely no tolerance for people like this. I just want to slap them upside the head and watch them cry to mommy. Pathetic

[tommy17]

Umbertino is a socialist who believes its better to be raped than defend yourself.

[sxsess]

Umbertino is a socialist who believes its better to be raped than defend yourself. :lol:/>

Unbelievable how people think now. It's really disturbing to see. If I were a single woman I would even talk to a gutless turd liberal. Pathetic