(tho sad to see that 41% are so Constitutionally ignorant .. hmmmm, what's the supposed 'approval' % for our DC lawn jockey again ??)
Posted on 01/04/2014 2:22:48 PM PST by marktwain
The Seattle Times is running a poll about two initiatives that will be on the ballot in the next Washington State election. Instead of two questions that the voters will face, the poll asks three, summed up thus:
It is very interesting that it is the third option that is currently getting more than half the votes: 610 votes, 50.88 percent.
Do you think background checks should apply to:
All gun sales, as proposed in I-594
Only for sales by licensed dealers, as proposed in I-591
No one. Americans have a right to bear arms. Period.
Universal Background Checks is Code for Universal Registration
This isn’t turning out the way the Seattle Times wanted it to. They will probably just bury their own poll.
Just voted. Here are the results so far.
No one. Americans have a right to bear arms. Period. 52.95% (665 votes)
Only for sales by licensed dealers, as proposed in I-591 24.12% (303 votes)
All gun sales, as proposed in I-594 22.93% (288 votes)
Total Votes: 1,256
The constitutional position, that Americans have the right to keep and bear arms (without any government interference) was still leading the poll a moment ago. AMAZING that the majority of respondents, readers of this liberal paper in the “liberal” city of Seattle...even remember we have a constitution. Go check out the poll yourself ! Smile Smile Smile
That will learn ‘em to put an actual constitutional position in a poll!
Already voted. I do not think it is going their way and from the comments I read, voters know that.
You are so right! Here is a comment, considered, concise, well written.
“The wording of this poll is leading and shameful.
Most gun owners are not opposed to background checks, but every proposal I know of that has tried to address exactly that, without creating a registry of guns or their owners, has been deep-sixed by disingenuous oppponents.
As last year’s legislative initiative showed us, there is no question that what the gun control lobby actually wants is gun registration. Last year’s WA bill would have made background checks mandatory for all transfers, but would have eliminated the state pistol registry. That represented an actual compromise (a word the gun control lobby likes to use, but doesn’t seem to understand). That background check bill had the support of the state’s prominent gun rights lobby, yet went nowhere, because the control lobby wasn’t willing to let go of registration.
When gun control proponents stop spreading misleading statistics and lying about their real goals, and begin good-faith debate, we can find common ground. Until then, there’s no reason whatsoever to trust their motives or their proposals.”
At 1804ET, watching Indy getting their butts kicked:
No one. Americans have a right to bear arms. Period. 56.28% (789 votes)
Only for sales by licensed dealers, as proposed in I-591 23.04% (323 votes)
All gun sales, as proposed in I-594 20.68% (290 votes)
Total Votes: 1,402
Gun Control is a loser issue in this state if you look at history.
I’m am worried though. I need to get to the gun store and replace
the ones I lost in a boating accident.
Link to the poll here:
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/opinionnw/2014/01/03/poll-gun-control-initiative-washington/
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Reading the comments show what the voters are really thinking. In some polls, the comments are more interesting than the poll itself. It shows what people in flyover country are really thinking without the bias news reporting. I quit watching the news over 25 years ago and I am more informed than the news watchers. I read a lot and make an informed opinion. Facebook is a wealth of conservative news. People just have to know what is available. I would guess that 99% of my friends are Conservative Christians. The others do not discuss their political thoughts.
What is amazing to me has been the ability to see how we have been so massively lied to and mislead over the last 80 years. Enormous changes in society, to our detriment, based on big lies. Most of them in the last 50 years.
Freeped!
Love the comments back at the newspaper.
The paper lauds their FYI Guy, Gene Balk, who stated more people died by gun violence than automobile accidents last year in Washington state.
So a reader calls Bull$hit, and cites the FBI Crime states for Washington state - 194 killed, 106 with firearms. Then the commenter cites the Transportation statistics for the same year. 467 Traffic related deaths.
Looks like their FYI guy is the L-I-E Guy...
Seriously, never accept their bald faced lies. If it sounds bad, it’s usually bad data.
(tho sad to see that 41% are so Constitutionally ignorant .. hmmmm, what's the supposed 'approval' % for our DC lawn jockey again ??)
freeped it!
No one. Americans have a right to bear arms. Period. 60.62% (1,013 votes)
Only for sales by licensed dealers, as proposed in I-591 21.78% (364 votes)
All gun sales, as proposed in I-594 17.59% (294 votes)
Total Votes: 1,671
I am surprised no one has taken down the poll or closed it. It is the weekend. Probably no one is paying attention. It this a “runaway” poll?
Only for sales by licensed dealers, as proposed in I-591
21.48% (385 votes)
All gun sales, as proposed in I-594
16.52% (296 votes)
Total Votes: 1,792
No one. Americans have the right to bear arms. Period. stands at 62.32%
Only for sales by licensed dealers: 21.4%
All gun sales: 16.28%
WE ARE WINNING THIS (SMALL, TACTICAL) BATTLE.
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