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View Poll Results: Do gun control laws need to be made tougher?
Yes. Unthinkable violence like this could be prevented by tougher gun control.
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No. And if more people were allowed to carry concealed weapons, fewer people might have died.
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The massacre at Virginia Tech is raising new questions about gun control.

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Old 04-18-2007, 11:31 AM
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Default The massacre at Virginia Tech is raising new questions about gun control.

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Old 04-18-2007, 11:34 AM
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I think other options should be there like

"Doesnt matter: people will still obtain weapons regardless of laws"
Old 04-18-2007, 11:34 AM
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People who want to kill others will find a way to get a gun legally/illegally. Might as well let people protect themselves. Im not sure if it would have saved any lives in this particular situation but more stringent gun laws will not prevent anything.
Old 04-18-2007, 11:35 AM
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my answer does not fall into either category.
Old 04-18-2007, 11:36 AM
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28% yes
72% no
Old 04-18-2007, 11:36 AM
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It would benefit me if the laws were relaxed, but honestly if the laws stayed as they currently are and more people were encouraged to get a CCW I think it would have an overall effect on crime.
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Old 04-18-2007, 11:36 AM
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i believe you know my answer


although i would say theres no way to say if carrying would actually lower the death toll, tougher gun control laws would have done nothing to stop something like this from happening.
Old 04-18-2007, 11:37 AM
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the No option is very skewed
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Old 04-18-2007, 11:38 AM
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i actually thought the same thing, if only one or more of the people there had ccw permits and a handgun on them it might have ended much sooner.
Old 04-18-2007, 11:46 AM
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just because of this i will be getting my concealed weapons permit mebe this weekend



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