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Should assault weapons be banned?

Should assault weapons be banned?

Yes. They're made to kill.

5

No. It's my right to own one.

14

Yes. They're made to kill.

Should assault weapons be banned?
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Letitia DenHartog
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Letitia DenHartog

They are not useful for hunting, which means ownership of an assault weapon is only for collecting and showing off or to be used as a weapon.

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Max
Max

The AR-15 platform is a very popular hunting rifle, and being ignorant of the facts does not make it an assault rifle. Education is required to understand this, you don't have that education.

Adam Schrader
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Adam Schrader

We all have a right to protect ourselves but needing assault rifles is obsurd. Ban them!!!

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Anita Grace Ward
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Anita Grace Ward

There is no good reason for civilians to have assault weapons!

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Nolan pusch
Nolan pusch

in the protection of the country, and for the government can't easily do whatever they want

No. It's my right to own one.

Should assault weapons be banned?
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Gene Painter
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Gene Painter

How do you define an assault weapon? Guns that look scary? This call to ban assault weapons is just the first step towards a total gun confiscation. Fear the government that fears your gun!! The Democrats are just a few steps away from being full blown communists. Something is rotten folks!!

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Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

We can only hope and pray that our government does the right thing by banning these insane weapons. Nobody needs these.

Aaron Steinke
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Aaron Steinke

Banning any type of gun is not going to help stop or keep any guns away from criminals or persons wanting to cause harm; it will only keep them away from our law abiding citizens

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Jake Williams
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Jake Williams

They are already banned. AR15s etc are NOT assault weapons. Educate yourselves before spewing forth inaccurate descriptions on the "news". And riddle me this.... If "gun control" and bans work, then why did the latest shooting occur in a place with strict gun control?

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Max
Max

It was a gun free zone, this can not possibly happen, more lies from the left.

Will Mason
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Will Mason

Banning them will embolden vicious rioters in the future. Assault weapons will be essential during the coming civil unrest. Yes I mean for defense.

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stacy Hospital
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stacy Hospital

The guns are not killing people ! People are killing people and they always have and always will.I also believe that they get to much recognition for their murders . Like this guy he was a bully and a loaner .He probably wanted to be noticed!! The reasoning is unknown !!

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Max
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Max

It is the sane thing to do.It our only protection from an insane government.

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Edi Bodine
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Edi Bodine

You can't blame the gun it's the unstable moron behind it. I feel that if an assault rifle wants to be purchased then those who want it must complete and obtain a mental health evaluation by licensed mental health specialist.

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Adam Schrader
Adam Schrader

Why does anyone NEED an assault rifle? To assault? To kill? No need at all for them. I'm all for a rifle and deer hunting. Having a handgun by your bed for defense. But an assault rifle is pointless.

Max
Max

But AR-15 rifles are not assault rifles. Citizen can own a fully automatic machine gun legally, but they must possess the required Federal Permit, which costs $200 per year. Knowledge is key.

Max
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Max

First, assault weapon is an incorrect term, they are Armalite Rifles. Assault weapons are guns that can be selected to full automatic, the firearms in question can not do that. It is lies, smoke and mirrors to call these firearms, assault weapons. Adolf Hitler did the same thing in 1939.

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Max
Max

When Germany enacted gun control, firearm deaths did decline but, Gas Chamber deaths increased to over 8 Million.

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

Yes

7

No

4

Yes

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Carol Thompson
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Carol Thompson

Why are the marines any different than any other branch of service that gets deployed in U.S. As a veteran- I have been deployed for things in U.S. over the years- it’s not just for protecting us in foreign countries Our oath of office says we will protect foreign and domestic

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Thomas OSullivan
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Thomas OSullivan

Newsom, Bass and Waters can't handle the situation. I believe the Marines should be a last resort but certainly an option on the table.

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Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

Maxine Waters face alone should be a warning to the world that a darwinian subspecies has overtaken southern California

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

What do you do when a foreign body rises up on American soil. You make an example out of it. Never understood the waving of other countries flags in these situations. They are sending you back to the country you are so proud of. Im hoping they're treated like armed combatants.

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Belinda Kitchen
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Belinda Kitchen

Because someone needs to help cause obviously the government in California don't care . The president is doing all that he can to help . I say if ur illegal you need to leave either willingly or by forcing.

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

This is an insurrection, with guns and devastating fires. They should all be arrested and treated with same due process as the Jan 6th people.

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Toasty
Toasty

Would you be saying the same thing if Biden had deployed the Marines on Jan 6th? Even the National Guard seems a little over the top, but Newsom is 100% responsible for the chaos. He needs to be held accountable for not supporting ICE and the arrests of the criminals that broke into our country.

No

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Connie Jacobs
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Connie Jacobs

This is not an insurrection! The police set their own car on fire from what I heard. These protests were peaceful for the most part until Felon47 got involved. They did cause a lot of damage with the graffiti, but no one was injure bc of it. Maybe Felon47 should have sent 700 Maries like your post o

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Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

You heard they destroyed their own police cars. I would suggest you change the place where you get your lies from. They burned they're own cars. Wow. TDS is real.

Lisha Lammers
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Lisha Lammers

No, the Marines should NOT be deployed to States against their own people.

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Toasty
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Toasty

Not that it may not be warranted, but sets a bad precedence when, not if, a real socialist tricks his/her way into the power and justifies deploying our military against her citizens to 'keep the peace'. I voted for Trump, but lets call 'balls and strikes', he does not get a pass for this behavior.

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Are you tired of the rain lately?

Are you tired of the rain lately?

Yes

1

No

3

Yes

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Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

The climate is a wreck....it's all Trumps fault!

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Taxes end climate change.

No

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

No just tired of the crime

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

April showers make May flowers and so on

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