Posts Made By: Mel Maki

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

What a mixed-up crock pot from something or other that Mel thinks he heard or read somewhere, with various thoughts convoluting into one another. But it's another Melvin post, so that's to be expected. Melvin would be in the minority of those who think there shouldn't be stricter gun laws, but likely in the majority of Republicans who think this: " a majority of Republicans who don’t own a gun (57%) say they favor creating a federal government database to track all gun sales, while 30% of Republican gun owners say the same. There are similar-sized gaps among Republicans who own guns and those who do not on banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines." In other words, Mel isn't in the 30% bracket, ie the majority that have and love their guns even more than they love their own kids.
Additionally, "Majorities in both partisan coalitions favor two policies that would restrict gun access: preventing those with mental illnesses from purchasing guns (85% of Republicans and 90% of Democrats support this) and subjecting private gun sales and gun show sales to background checks (70% of Republicans, 92% of Democrats). Majorities in both parties also oppose allowing people to carry concealed firearms without a permit." It's likely that Mel supports the constitutional carry so that virtually anybody can carry them if they're 21 or older and can't vote against it when they're a teenager.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

What a mixed-up crock pot from something or other that Mel thinks he heard or read somewhere, with various thoughts convoluting into one another. But it's another Melvin post, so that's to be expected. Melvin would be in the minority of those who think there shouldn't be stricter gun laws, but likely in the majority of Republicans who think this: " a majority of Republicans who don’t own a gun (57%) say they favor creating a federal government database to track all gun sales, while 30% of Republican gun owners say the same. There are similar-sized gaps among Republicans who own guns and those who do not on banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines." In other words, Mel isn't in the 30% bracket, ie the majority that have and love their guns even more than they love their own kids.
Additionally, "Majorities in both partisan coalitions favor two policies that would restrict gun access: preventing those with mental illnesses from purchasing guns (85% of Republicans and 90% of Democrats support this) and subjecting private gun sales and gun show sales to background checks (70% of Republicans, 92% of Democrats). Majorities in both parties also oppose allowing people to carry concealed firearms without a permit." It's likely that Mel supports the constitutional carry so that virtually anybody can carry them if they're 21 or older and can't vote against it when they're a teenager.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/09/13/key-facts-about-americans-and-guns/

Originally Posted by James Lacey

I believe it's a wedge issue that the Republicans routinely use to whip their constituency into a fevered froth. For better or worse, gun rights in this country are fairly well protected by not only the constitution but by all of the jurisprudence that has taken place over the years upholding gun rights in the United States. Most recently, Heller vs. DC.