Freep this NPR poll on the assault weapon ban

NPR ^ | July 9 | NPR?

[Fun Bob]

This is not just a poll.

They are vetting out various arguments against assault weapons. You have to cast a total of 5 votes to vote no against "assault weapons". They are looking arguments that can convince the sheeple to support an extension of the "assault weapon" ban.

Cast your vote! Vote no 5 times!

[Still Thinking]

Your link doesn't seem to work. I'd love to vote as well as give them a piece of my mind about the slanted poll design if there is a place for comments.

[Still Thinking]

Bang.

[Fun Bob]

Sorry if that link didn't work. Tinyurl seems to be down or something.

Use this one


http://www.kqed.org/index.jsp?flash=true

[theDentist]

Yes 68 4%

No 1697 96%

[Integrityrocks]

Wow. 96% against the ban. I'm impressed. I voted.

[JeepInMazar]

according to historian Michael Bellesiles

Isn't this the guy who was totally discredited by the very univeristy or institution under which he did his so-called research?

[Still Thinking]

Okay, now it worked. Just took about three minutes, that's all.

[RockinRight]

FReeped...but with only 4% against--we have lots of work to do.

[Spackidagoosh]

What a BS poll. You say no and it tries to con you in to saying yes

[RockinRight]

Wait, was it 4% against or 4% for? I can't get back in now.

[Bahbah]

See #6 above. My result was similar.

[JRPerry]

Un fricken' believable! Definitely go vote ... and vote no five times. Unreal how they try to convince you to change your vote all the way through the poll ... until they finally admit that only the final vote really counts.

Owell ... looks like the good guys are winning on that one. Vote NO five times and do your part.

[backhoe]

96% against the ban. I'm impressed.

I'm astounded, especially considering the loaded presentation.

[Fun Bob]

NPR is searching for arguments to use that will convince people to support the AWB.

Aye', it's a crock.

[Bahbah]

"Michael Bellesiles"

The very one. He was discredited and fired. He made up his "research" and got nailed.

[Fun Bob]

behold the power of the Freep

miserable failure miserable failure miserable failure miserable failure waffles

[RetiredArmy]

4 for. We are kicking its butt.

[RSmithOpt]

Freeped the poll. It isn't the weapon that kills it's the human finger behind it. I do believe class 3 licenses should remain in effect for fully auto weapons. 96% said the federal gov't should not continue the ban. From the poll, it mentioned cases like the DC snipers. Well, an innocent person is just as dead from a lunatic killer using a 5 shot .223 hunting rifle (bolt action) as they would be from a 10 shot .223 semiautomatic AR-15 or similar weapon. Let's just ban criminals, insane people, and stupid liberals.

[Spok]

Although I only skimmed the arguments presented, it looks like it tends to use 'assault weapon', 'semiautomatic weapon' and 'gunrelated crimes' interchangably. If crimes involving semiauto's are indeed down, it obviously occurred without this silly ban. I can make the argument that banning guns with bayonet lugs seems to have reduced crimes committed with bayonets as well, but I don't know what it proves.