{"id":83012,"date":"2022-07-02T16:23:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T21:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=83012"},"modified":"2022-07-02T16:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T21:23:37","slug":"83012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=83012","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Poll finds opposition to SCOTUS’ Second Amendment ruling<\/a><\/p>\n

The reason the Supreme Court is appointed for a lifetime term is so they won\u2019t have to consider public sentiment on controversial issues like, say, guns. Once they\u2019re confirmed, they can\u2019t be removed simply because their findings aren\u2019t popular.<\/p>\n

Yet that won\u2019t stop some from looking to see how people feel about rulings made by the Court.<\/p>\n

In a recent poll, there appear to be some interesting takes regarding guns.<\/p>\n

The Monmouth poll shows just what restrictions people favor, including 60 percent\u00a0saying they support a national gun registry<\/a>, as one example.<\/p>\n

It also found 83 percent support, to some degree, universal background checks.<\/p>\n

Now, in the past, I\u2019ve been critical of how these questions are asked, but Monmouth phrased it as, \u201cDo you support or oppose requiring comprehensive background checks for all gun purchasers, including private sales between two individuals?\u201d<\/p>\n

That, at least, removes any ambiguity, so while I oppose the policy, I can at least accept the number.<\/p>\n

The poll also argues that most disagree with the Bruen decision.<\/p>\n

They asked respondents, \u201cDo you agree or disagree that individual states should be allowed to limit who can carry a concealed handgun by requiring permit applicants to demonstrate that they need the weapon for their work or for protection?\u201d<\/p>\n

It found that 56 percent agree that states should be able.<\/p>\n

On this, though, there\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0some ambiguity. The problem is that the phrase \u201cfor protection\u201d isn\u2019t quite how things worked. You had to show a specific reason why\u00a0you<\/em>\u00a0needed to be able to protect yourself, as opposed to everyone else.<\/p>\n

I suspect at least some of that 56 percent are supportive of a more general idea of \u201cfor protection\u201d than the now overturned law allowed.<\/p>\n

But not all of the poll\u2019s findings are distinctly anti-gun.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, they also found that 63 percent feel that the law will either make them safer or have no impact on public safety, with just three percent saying they don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

As for the subject of mass shootings, Monmouth asked, \u201cDo you think the number of recent mass shootings in the U.S. is due more to the ease of getting guns or due more to a mental health crisis in the country?\u201d<\/p>\n

55 percent said it was the result of a mental health crisis compared to just 33 percent who blamed easy access to firearms, with 9 percent saying it was both.<\/p>\n

The poll also looked at why those who admitted to having a gun decided to have one, with \u201cpersonal safety\u201d and \u201cprotect my property\u201d both being a major reason for most of the respondents.<\/p>\n

\u201c[D]efend again possible government tyranny\u201d was only a major reason for 28 percent. Yet it was noted as a minor reason for another 23 percent.<\/p>\n

So what does any of this mean?<\/p>\n

Well, for one thing, we haven\u2019t done a good enough job educating the general populace about the benefits of firearm ownership, nor of the fact that gun control simply does not work. We also haven\u2019t done a very good job of educating people about the importance of their rights as a whole. Far too many are apparently willing to deal their rights away for the illusion of safety, not recognizing that the illusion masks something far more sinister.<\/p>\n

We all\u2013and I\u2019m looking at myself\u2013need to do better about that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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