Is America safer with an assault weapons ban?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Is America safer with an assault weapons ban?

Posted: 9/13/2004 10:47:36 AM EDT

A poll on msnbc.com

As of right now there are 18144 votes and it's dead even. 50 - 50

I'm guessing "No" is the correct answer.

MSNBC poll

Posted: 9/13/2004 10:52:06 AM EDT

[#1]

tagged- they also have a bush/ kerry poll

Posted: 9/13/2004 10:52:37 AM EDT

[#2]

hit the pres poll on there too.

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:10:13 AM EDT

[#3]

i feel safer already

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:14:27 AM EDT

[#4]

Yes-during the 10 year span of the AWB, nobody was murdered with a gun in the US.

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:17:38 AM EDT

[#5]

From the same site. WTF?

September 7, 2004
Does your family have a terror preparedness plan? * 58195 responses

Yes
14%

No
86%

They bitch about what .gov does or doesn't do to prevent terrorist attacks but they do nothing to protect themselves.

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:18:15 AM EDT

[#6]

Oh yeah. . . Vote for Bush too!

Unless you want Kerry?

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:19:37 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
From the same site. WTF?

September 7, 2004
Does your family have a terror preparedness plan? * 58195 responses

Yes
14%

No
86%

They bitch about what .gov does or doesn't do to prevent terrorist attacks but they do nothing to protect themselves.

Wow! That is just remarkable at this day and age. But then again, look at some of the folks we share oxygen with...

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:21:31 AM EDT

[#8]

Safer? Probably not, but what does that matter? It's a right of a free people, and such rights shouldn't be beholden to 'safety' concerns. We would be 'safer' if .gov cameras were installed in our homes and GPS trackers were installed in our skins. 'Safety' is a poor judge of quality of life...

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:21:45 AM EDT

[#9]

it's at 50/50 right now....

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:22:28 AM EDT

[#10]

FACT FILE Legal weapons

The 19 named assault-style firearms banned under a 1994 law that expires Monday:

AK-47 and all models of the Norinco, Mitchell and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs, designed in the former Soviet Union.

Uzi and Galil, both made by Action Arms Israeli Military Industries.

TEC-9, TEC-22 and TEC-DC9, manufactured by Intratec.

SWD M-10, M-11, M-11-9 and M-12. Based on the design of the MAC-10, their full-automatic cousin, these assault pistols are designed to fire many bullets over a wide area in seconds.

Street Sweeper and Striker 12 and other revolving cylinder semiautomatic shotguns.

Beretta AR-70 and SC-70, used by armed forces in a number of countries including Italy, Jordan and Malaysia.

Colt AR-15, the civilian version of the M-16 rifle that is the U.S. military’s standard-issue rifle.

Several weapons manufactured by Fabrique Nationale, the FN-FAL, FN-LAR and FNC. The guns are used by the armed forces of more than 90 countries.

Steyr AUG, a rifle made in Germany.

Source: Associated Press

Street sweepers are legal now!

WooHoo!

BigDozer66

Posted: 9/13/2004 11:23:46 AM EDT

[#11]

i don't feel safe so i think i'll go out and get another ar.

Posted: 9/13/2004 12:15:26 PM EDT

[#12]

Is America safer with an assault weapons ban? * 23667 responses
Yes
48%

No
52%

Posted: 9/13/2004 12:21:43 PM EDT

[#13]

Wow you can tell CNN is a more liberal site. Their poll is 75% to 25% in favor for the ban.

If all the Libs are going to act blind, they shouldn't be allowed to drive...

Semper Fi

Posted: 9/13/2004 12:28:57 PM EDT

[#14]

If the presidential election were held this week, who would you vote for? * 316184 responses

George W. Bush
53%

John Kerry
45%

Ralph Nader
1%

Is America safer with an assault weapons ban? * 24442 responses

Yes
48% No
52%

Posted: 9/13/2004 1:04:48 PM EDT

[#15]

dupe

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