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Posted on 08/31/2025 10:23:46 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, of raising the minimum age to buy guns to 21 and so-called "red flag" laws to remove guns from potentially dangerous people, a new NPR/Ipsos survey finds.
But most of these gun owners also don't want to see an AR-15-style semiautomatic weapon ban, doubt new gun-control measures would do anything to stop mass shootings and Republican gun owners in particular think passing new gun control laws is a slippery slope toward taking all guns away.
"As a gun owner myself, both pistols and hunting rifles, I feel that it's important that background checks, red flag laws and raising the age should be something that we as a country should be doing," said poll respondent Christopher Montes of Connecticut.
Montes, a self-declared independent, said there are simply too many guns in the wrong hands.
"I do support that [an assault-style weapons ban] because I think that we should be protecting our kids," said poll participant Lizzie, a 45 year old self-described conservative who lives in West Texas. She didn't want her last name used.
She said she's fed up with the horrific stream of mass shootings — at elementary schools, grocery stores, and Fourth of July parades.
"We don't need to be losing kids like that," she added.
Fred, a 73 year old Republican gun owner in Bakersfield, Calif., agreed.
"Get rid of the AR-15s…it’s made for war...Regular people have no business owning them. That's part of the problem we have."
But others disagree.
"I'm not for banning any of them," said Montes… "There are other high-powered, fairly high capacity guns that don't look like ARs. And so are you going to not ban those?"
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Most gun owners?
What, they surveyed the CNN audience?
NPR at it again. I won’t miss them.
Define ‘modest restrictions’
Same old propaganda. What just happened in Minnesotastan echoes the 1989 Stockton incident, and the response from the left is virtually identical.
Get some new talking points, lefties. C’mon, you’ve had 36 years.
I favor no restrictions.
> a new NPR/Ipsos survey finds <
Oh, so it’s NPR. What did they do, call every registered member of the California Democrat Party?
Anyway, liberals just love to do surveys. They’ll talk on and on.
But most conservatives will just hang up. We’ve got better things to do. Work on the truck. Maintain the house. Clean our rifles.
Do these NPR writers have any self awareness at all?
A CT and CA gun grabbing RINOs?
That’s the sample?
I dont think private citizens should be allowed to have nuclear weapons, cruise missiles or mustard gas. Beyond that, none of my business.
NPR/Ipsos - worthless trash poll.
Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction should be regulated, but after that, no restrictions.
Those are my “modest” restrictions.
Also, if one is not currently in the system (prison or parole), their second amendment rights should not be infringed. If society is worried about them having a weapon, keep them incarcerated.
This article is in the running for most useless article about guns this year.
There are already 20,000 "modest"gun laws/restrictions in the USA.
How many more "modest" gun laws/restrictions do we need?
“The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, of raising the minimum age to buy guns to 21 and so-called “red flag” laws to remove guns from potentially dangerous people, a new NPR/Ipsos survey finds.”
Absolute BS propaganda.
“I do support that [an assault-style weapons ban] because I think that we should be protecting our kids,” said poll participant Lizzie...”
Lizzie, you are stupid.
Lies...damned lies...statistics!
Flint-lock muskets only.
The only modest restriction I have is keep your Nazi fingers off my Bill of Rights and any firearms I may have access to. Go do something about the retarded trannies you are flying wingman for. They are crazies shooting up our schools.
Privae citizens are prevented from having those weapons by cost. Those rich enough to purchase them will have no legal barrier that is sufficient to stop them.
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