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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004
On that whole "90% support" bit:
1) 90% of Americans may favor universal background checks, but that doesn't mean 90% support the particular bill that was shelved. A majority support lots of things, for example cutting government spending, creating a balanced budget, etc...but when it comes to the actual implementation of those things, it's a wholly different ballgame.
2) Just because 90% of Americans may support a measure does not mean that the government is supposed to enact it. Universal background checks cannot be enforced without creating a federal gun registry, and historically, gun registries have always been the precursor to gun confiscation, which happened in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina and Governor Cuomo and Senator Feinstein have talked about doing it. We are a republic, in which the system is supposed to protect the rights of the majority from the minority but also the rights of the minority from the majority as well.
3) Most people do not have the requisite knowledge required to appropriately answer questions regarding gun control issues. Many may not realize what they are saying as a result.
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Good points Broadsword2004 thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Colion Noir has a video (below) on the topic of the mythical 90%.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=YuvCT...%3DYuvCTZ9XtrM
If universal background checks (as the legislation was actually written) truly had 90% support in the Harry Reid led Senate it would have been a slam dunk to pass that legislative body.
A google search of push/pull polling provides additional insight on many opinion polls.
There are lies, there are damn lies and then there is Obama.