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@9GCPC2RAgreements3yrs ago

i think being able to protect yourself and your family is important but also knowing that people who shouldn't buy a gun are able to should be changed. it should require more rules and paper work to be allowed to carry or own a gun. its not the gun who kills people its the person behind the gun who does.

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 @9GCQHH4Democrat from Illinois  agreed…3yrs3Y

I don't believe guns should be so easily accessible. I think we should provide through background checks to make sure that the buyer doesn't have any serious mental health issues or past imprisonment that could lead them to using the gun horribly.

 @9GCQ9YY from Kansas  agreed…3yrs3Y

I believe the way our government and our country are set up its sad that we have to use such a powerful weapon to protect ourselves.

 @9GCQ5JTagreed…3yrs3Y

i think guns should be in the hands of students or un eligible people they need to have stricter gun control

 @9GCQ5FCagreed…3yrs3Y

Yes I agree with it, because in today's society, there are too many young people use the guns inproperly.

 @9GCPWJS from Illinois  agreed…3yrs3Y

only to a certain extent, you should be allowed to carry a gun. this could be like in the woods, when hunting, or any other place that wouldn't pose you as a threat.

 @9GCR43C from Texas  agreed…3yrs3Y

I agree. There's no reason we should have military-level guns residing with every day citizens. US made sure to make America peaceful--not a warzone, but we carry those guns anyway. We don't need something so extreme. Handgun is fine, you can commit atrocities with those, but you can with military-level. Besides, soldiers who handle those guns are trained to, but an everyday citizen can have one?

 @9GCQJFT from Michigan  agreed…3yrs3Y

i think we are at the point where we arent going to be able to get rid of all guns; no matter what laws we put in place. guns will always be available. so while I don't see a point in completely outlawing firearms, I think the restrictions on getting a gun should be fairly strict. there's no reason that pretty much anyone should be able to have a gun. in terms of automatic weapons, no civilian should be able to have them. there's zero logical reason for a normal American citizen to have access to automatic firearms.

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