As Congress considers, again, the possibility of moving a package of gun control reforms, a number from a new CBS News/YouGov poll jumped out at me as evidence of why solving America's gun violence problem is so hard.
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As Congress considers, again, the possibility of moving a package of gun control reforms, a number from a
new CBS News/YouGov poll jumped out at me as evidence of why solving America’s gun violence problem is so hard.
It’s this: 44% of Republicans said that mass shootings are something we have to accept as part of a free society. (A majority of Republicans – 56% – said mass shootings are something we can prevent and stop if we really tried.)
That number is a striking departure from how the country as a whole views the issue. More than 7 in 10 Americans (72%) said that mass shootings could be prevented if we really tried, while just 28% said they were part of living in a free society.
Consider what those Republicans are saying: There is no policy – or cultural – solution to the problem of mass shootings. Instead, it is a necessary evil of living in a free society.
This is, of course, utter bunk.
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Yes, it is utter bunk.
On the next, I'm for doing both and more. It's a shame the GOP blocks every reasonable effort to alleviate this problem even as they throw their hands in the air and claim there's nothing they can do.
The two leading GOP senators involved in gun talks on Capitol Hill signaled Monday evening that it's unlikely Congress will raise the age requirement for purchasing semiautomatic firearms to 21, instead saying they are looking at changing the criminal background check system to access juvenile...
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The two leading GOP senators involved in gun talks on Capitol Hill signaled Monday evening that it’s unlikely Congress
will raise the age requirement for purchasing semi-automatic firearms to 21, instead saying they are looking at changing the criminal background check system to access juvenile records before a sale is complete.