Media Spin on Gun Control Doesn’t Match Voters’ Opinions

RealClear Politics ^ | 10-05-2022 | John R. Lott Jr.

[VictimsRightsPro2a]

Red flag laws are the top priority of Democrats and gun control advocates. Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support these measures – by margins ranging between 2-1 and 3-1. Congress recently passed legislation providing funding for states that adopted these laws.

But the polling doesn’t really gauge whether Americans understand how these laws operate. The surveys generally just ask people if they support laws that “allow guns to be temporarily confiscated by a judge from people considered by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others.”

Respondents might reasonably assume that a normal legal process is being followed, whereby complaints are made and witnesses are cross-examined. With a law that almost always involves fears of suicide, they might presuppose that mental health experts are involved in the process.

[oneandfinished]

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/6-stabbed-front-las-vegas-191119415.html

knife attack in Vegas....need national kitchen knife ban.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Kind of like this:

Thank God Tennessee doesn't have waiting periods.

[gundog]

Oregon doesn’t have legislated waiting periods....but the system is backlogged, so there is a de facto waiting period. Two or three days, last I heard.

[ChuckHam]

I walk into any Texas Gunshop with my License to Carry and walk out with my new gun as soon as cash is provided.

[gundog]

Yeah, it’s usually nearly instant, here. I think Oregon and Illinois go through their respective State Police for background checks. I think it’s just sheer volume of sales that has it slowed down. I’d hate to need a gun and not have one. A lot of people seem to take it for granted that they can get one on demand.

[ExTxMarine]

God bless Texas!