Do you support a ban on military style weapons &

I would definitely support it. My country has been there done that with it. And I think it was very successful.

HOWEVER, we did not have the NRA or the second amendment as factors to contend with, either. Both of which are extremely powerful (and negating) forces here.

1. define 'military style' -  i think most mean the AR 15 - unless people have light anti tank weapons 50 cals and m60s in their arsenals  
 - lets not forget how similar some hunting rifles are to the AR 15 - where is the line drawn

2. we don't have room for the criminals now - you want to throw  more into the mix - non violent/victimless crime at that - just a refusal to disarm

3. please stop calling the AR 15 an assault weapon - it's easy to google it - and it's been explained numerous times here

gina

This!!!!   

Colt has announced they are ending production of AR-15 rifles due to lack of demand.

Hm. Skeptical. More likely this is a ploy to increase sales, which have decreased under Trump because the NRA can’t do the “Obama is coming for your guns” fear mongering any more.

Production will start right back up again as soon as current stocks are depleted.

Currently it’s not a law. And I don’t see it actually happening. The poll here will not represent what the government will actually do. I think the nra will make sure of that for at least my lifetime. So yeah. Cool.

Hopefully the tide is changing.

But first you have to have cause to enter my property. That’s the real issue you’re opening up. You’re supporting the gun without realizing you’re supporting the government entering your property at any time because they suspect illegal gun ownership. Once they start there, where will it end. I said I do not support invasion of privacy.

For me it's an automatic.

I know some rifles look that way but are really single shot rifles, and I'm OK with that because they are used for hunting.

The ones I'm against are the ones that can shoot multiple rounds in seconds, thus killing many people before anyone can stop it.

As I'm sure you can tell by this post, I am not a gun owner and not very knowledgeable about guns or even the lingo, so I apologize if I have misspoken.

Gun owners thinking like this are the problem. Think they and their guns are a law unto themselves.

Except it's been done on a state level with marijuana. If I buy it in Nevada or Colorado and bring it over state lines I am a criminal. Red states will likely pass their own legislation. That's why I'm skeptical a federal ban will do much. BTW, I am for gun control laws but not hopeful it will work.

I have thought for decades that the anti gun people have been attacking this problem the wrong way from the get go. The immediate reaction is to just ban the weapons. Ban them all, ban some, ban ones that look a particular way, ban the ammunition, force people into giving up something that is a right granted by the constitution (argue it all you want , its a constitutional right, just like freedom of religion) . That of course gets the other sides back up and now the line in the sand is drawn.

Im a gun owner. I support the 2nd amendment. I do not feel the government should be allowed to force me into giving up what protected by the constitution. I do not support a mandatory program requiring citizens to turn them in. I don't think I would support it even if the buy back was at market value (which it won't be) . Raised the way I was, the minute you modify the constitution on this issue, there is a concern that other constitutional rights can now be changed depending on the whim of the current culture. What other freedoms am I going to give up because it doesn't align with someone else? This thinking gets laughed off a lot, but it should be a serious consideration.

There is a way to do this and get what you want in the same breath. It just takes longer and doesn't ban all the evil guns immediately. You aren't going to win the "ban guns" fight. Start looking at it from a different angle. It's a constitutional right, therefore it should be regulated federally, not state. Every citizen in every state should have access to the right to own the weapons. Stay with me here....Make the laws voteable by the citizenship. If you want a ban, put it on the ballot nationwide at election day. You say you have the numbers to indicate that people want this change, prove it. Anyone who wants to own a gun has to have a license. This license will come with fees and classes. Mandatory renewal every 5 years. Every gun purchase be it retail or private has to be attached to a license. If you move, you have to update it with in 60 days like a drivers license. The perk is that you can carry concealed with the license in all the states. Federal regulations for traveling by plane will still be followed. If it is stolen from your home then you have to file a report with your local LE office immediately upon finding it stolen. I don't believe that you can be held liable if someone comes into your home and steals it. However, if you leave it in your car, on the driveway, in places that are not considered controlled and safe by reasonable people, then yes there should be some kind of fine for it. Prison won't work like another pea pointed out...too crowded already. Hit them in the pocket book, make them turn over all additional weapons and ban them from having them again (I do not believe that will work but people like that kind of thing. can't tell you how many criminals my husband arrested with weapons that were prohibited by the courts from having them) Let the gun owners have their guns, just make it difficult and annoying to get. There isn't anything in the constitution that says they don't have to jump through hoops.

I can't address mental health. I don't have the time at the moment. The mental health side of this is very sticky and tricky and will take a few more smarter people than I; however I feel if you are going to solve a problem you have to start somewhere. There is the groundwork. Build from there.

I don't mind a ban on automatic weapons. I don't mind having my license scanned to buy ammo like I have to to buy sudafed.

I'm iffy on a buyback because while you say the federal government will pay, I want to know where that money is coming from. What isn't getting funded due to that money? How much is the government going to pay for the guns? I'd want at minimum purchase price adjusted for inflation plus something extra.

I don't mind having universal background checks.

I don't mind having current automatic weapons needing to be registered, licensed and insured. If they are changing hands other than buy inheritance through immediate bloodline. Make the transfer of ownership with them cost a decent amount. You know, like they used to do.

I don't mind banning conversion kits to modify semis into autos. I support having manufacturers taking extra steps to make them harder to modify.

I do not support mandatory buyback. I do not support forcing owners to give up their guns.

I actually don’t support outright bans or buy backs. I don’t think it’s effective way to go about doing it. But, I also don’t believe in the absolute right based on the 2nd amendment. If your worried about slippery slopes and rights being taken away based on other constitutional rights being taken away you should take a hard look at the right and the current treatment of the right to privacy— it’s being dismantled. I do support federal regulation, true universal background checks and licensing requirements. I also support a requirement to provide Id when purchasing ammunition and limiting large capacity magazines. I’m open to discussion on what’s considered large capacity. I am also really tired of the argument that there’s no point in having laws regarding guns because the criminals won’t follow them. By that logic we shouldn’t have any laws and it should be a free for all, survival of the fittest.