Facts: - Most Americans support [1] expanding universal background check with emphasis on mental health. (97% to be exact) - Trump supported this legislation once last year after the Douglas High School Shooting [2]. He signals to support it again. Opinion: - As you might guess, the crooked NRA has been lobbying HARD to stop this bill to pass. - I respect the 2nd Amendment, but we need a way to REDUCE the rate of these mass shootings from happening. For left-wing: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/08/us/politics/gun-background-checks.html For right-wing: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-had-phone-call-with-nras-lapierre-in-wake-of-massacres Reference: 1. https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2521 2. His tweet in 2018 : https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/966662241977360384
“crooked NRA” the NRA might be funded by gun companies but it still comprises of hundreds of thousands if not millions of dues paying members, including me every single one of the events that happened recently, had background checks involved. Background checks do not stop spree shootings. Ive had a background check for all my firearms, and i don’t care that much, but i do care when people like you don’t know enough to even come at me with legislation that would potentially solve any actual problems. This won’t, this is dumb and you’re dumb.
Also the NRA members are the law abiding ones. Not the criminals who do these acts and run things for the rest of us - lifetime member
I have nothing to worry about law abiding and good mental health citizens like you to own guns I do care about human lives and I doubt your argument that strengthening background checks does not stop spree shootings. Let the bill pass and let it speak for itself. At least, we DO something other than “thoughts and prayers” in BOTH sides. Btw, personal attack does not go anywhere in civic discourse. Be respectful.
We don’t need background checks. We need a deep mental health check before selling any gun
Most criminals don’t do background checks. We should not support this bill.
Who's been doing the mass shootings? They weren't criminals.
In what ways are background checks not universal right now?
Don’t act like it’s some huge change. It isn’t. It also won’t fix the actual problems
At least we realize there is an issue and act upon it. I rather take a small action than do nothing.
Ummm, no. I’d rather do the right action