On 04 Jan 2023, "max headroom" <maximusheadroom@gmx.com> posted some
>
> As Democrats ramp up gun control, a supermajority in U.S. think
gun ownership
> good for society
>
> Democrats with ambitions of broad gun control in the United States
face a major
> themselves.
>
> Gun rights remain broadly popular in the United States, even after
years of
> Democratic efforts to turn high-profile mass shootings into major
gun control
> initiatives.
>
> A long history of gun ownership, coupled with robust
constitutional protections
> for firearm ownership here, have led to one of the largest private
gun stocks in
> the world.
>
> The enduring popularity of guns in the U.S. was underscored by a
recent RMG
> Research poll conducted by Scott Rasmussen, one that earlier this
month found
> some support for new gun laws among voters but far more
overwhelming
> favorability toward gun rights.
>
> More than six out of every 10 voters "would prefer to live in a
community where
> people are allowed to own guns," the polling found, while more
than 70% said
> "there are positive benefits to allowing private gun ownership."
>
> Demographic breakdowns show the vast majority of Republicans
agreeing with those
> sentiments, yet even Democrats feel favorable toward gun rights in
the
> responses, with Democratic respondents evenly split on the former
question and
> agreeing with the latter by nearly 60%.
>
> Notably, those numbers are up from an earlier survey conducted in
September,
> which found just under 60% of respondents were comfortable living
in a community
> with private gun ownership.
>
> An ongoing positive view of gun ownership throughout the country
hasn't stopped
> Democratic efforts to enact stricter gun control over the years.
For decades
> federal, state and local efforts have focused on restricting both
gun ownership
> in general and classes of weapons available for gun owners in
particular.
>
> In June, President Joe Biden signed into law a landmark gun
control bill that
> instituted more restrictive background check rules as well as
incentives for
> states to institute "red flag" laws that would allow firearms to
be seized from
> people preemptively considered a threat.
>
> Biden at the time admitted that the bill "doesn't do everything I
want," and the
> president has since been vocal about his desire for further gun
control,
> including in September a call to "ban assault weapons in this
country."
>
> Democrats have also been aggressive in pushing gun control at the
state level,
> with well-known Democratic strongholds like New Jersey and New
York boasting
> some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
>
> In Washington state this month, Gov. Jay Inslee and state Attorney
General Bob
> Ferguson announced upcoming legislative efforts to clamp down on
gun rights
> there, including a permit requirement for gun ownership.
>
> "You need to get a license to drive a car in the state of
Washington, you need
> to get a license to go fishing," Inslee said during a press
conference. "It's
> time that you get a license to make sure that you have safety
training to
> purchase a gun in the state of Washington."
>
> At times Democratic legislators have faced harsh rebukes for gun
control
> support. In 2013 two Colorado Democratic senators were
successfully recalled for
> their support of a package of gun control laws, including
"universal background
> checks."
>
> It's not just government, meanwhile, that has moved to restrict
gun rights.
> Earlier this year it was revealed that the New York-based
Amalgamated Bank was
> part of the effort to create a new merchant category code for gun
stores,
> ostensibly in order to track illegal gun purchases.
>
> The specter of a specially designated marker for gun purchases
could raise
> considerable opposition in the near future, particularly if the
rule is ever
> used to signal out and track legal gun purchases pursuant to gun
control
> efforts.
>
> The demographic realities of gun ownership, meanwhile, could
backfire on the
> bank itself. Amalgamated Bank is the largest union-owned bank in
the United
> States; the RMG Research poll from September, meanwhile, revealed
that more than
> half of all union members in the country live in a gun-owning
house.
>
> https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/democrats-ramp-
gun-control-supermajority-us-think-gun-ownership-good

Democrats are responsible for the largest crime increases in
history.

Unions have no purpose in government. No union should ever be
allowed to exist in any government.