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Only 22% want tighter gun controls in the USA

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Wheniwasyourage Mon 23-Jan-23 11:14:01

Yes, incredible is the word. Perhaps some of the US GNers will explain it to us, but I know that some of them will find it incredible too, so perhaps not.

maddyone Sun 22-Jan-23 22:57:41

Gosh, is that the case? I didn’t know, but I agree with you nanna8 I don’t understand why anyone would want a gun in the house.

nanna8 Sun 22-Jan-23 22:13:43

This I find incredible, especially after yet another mass shooting. This was the figure given out this morning on our national news broadcaster, the ABC,so presumably it was accurate. I know a lot of Americans seem to have a bit of a frontier mentality but really, what are they thinking ?
When the gun laws were tightened up in Australia in 1996 it made a huge difference and it is rare to have mass shooting incidents here now. Don’t they look at other countries ? Perhaps they go with the thought that no one can teach them anything, they are the best and know it all already ?