Background check surge continues....

If 10% of the general public is for gun control they would call it a "landslide" for gun control and ignore the other 90% against.

 

I love that all the comments on that facebook page is pro-gun. haha

 

Strange, none of the gun owners I know are for any more background checks than what we now have and most are for less.

 

So, 412 voters were polled for this? That's not a very significant number IMHO!

 

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How about a NWFA poll of gun owners?

http://www.northwestfirearms.com/general-firearm-discussion/127067-universal-background-checks.html

 

Cherry picking?

 

Equating 'universal background checks' with 'some sort of check'... Hmmmm. A little like the Sesame Street game 'one of these things is not like the other'.

 

Hrmmm... "Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility", eh? And how many members of this group actually own guns?

Want to promote responsibility? How putting money toward free firearms safety classes for newbies, more low-cost public ranges with safety staff, or heck, even money for school programs that teach kids basic gun safety?

Oh, and good job to the rational, logical guys who have already posted counter-arguments on the group's FB page. NICE!

 

I didnt equate the two, the OP did. Try and keep up

 

So this NICS numbers, is this for gun purchases only or is it all NICS checks?

 

Maybe someone here can answer this:

Some anti-gun nuts say that a poll was conducted that showed 74% of NRA members wanted more background checks. Does anyone know if a poll like that was actually conducted and by who?

 

How is it biased? I keep getting told that "most" gun owners and NRA members support UBC's and simply do not believe it. Are we not a bunch of gun owners?

You could make the argument that NWFA members are more extreme than your average gun owner simply because they are on here but I know lots of family and friends who own a gun for agricultural or hunting reasons and rarely shoot recreationaly and not one support ANY further GC in any form. I would expect this to be the case in most of the remaining freeish areas of the US, so i grow tired of the media telling me constantly how I should support UBC's because nearly all gun owners support them.

I also grow tired of the little by little erosion of our rights. The antis should go for what they want...confiscation and until then leave me be.

 

I think the question regarding background check polls still revolves around, not just the sample and where it was taken, but the actual question asked and the knowledge base of the people responding. First, I do not like any kind of background check system. I simply do not trust the Government to keep their word and not maintain a record. Second, I can see if there was a phone number one could call to validate a buyer was qualified to purchase firearm there could be value. I think that’s what some people perceive or as an alternative believe you could just go to a police station or FFL and do the same thing. They don't realize there would be a fee, sales tax and a record kept. Now the anti-gunners who say yes on a poll want a high fee, heavy tax and complete records kept forever. I just wonder why pro-gun people keep inferring (my understanding) the polls justify we need to do something and background checks seem the easiest.