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u/throwa37 Jun 11 '22

out of a poll consisting of 0.002% of the population

Yeah, but that's how polls work. I wouldn't go there.

that's been accompanied by excessive fear mongering based entirely on U.S politics and law

This part is a good point.

It's also good to note that Canada is becoming more pro gun as time goes on. I wish I could source you off the top of my head, but in the 1980's, support for a handgun ban was hovering in the 85% range - now it's in the 65% range.

Also note that when these polls are taken, the 55+ population invariably responds more anti-gun. The younger generations don't fear guns the same way the old ones do.

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u/Apples_and_Overtones Your feet suck and so do you Jun 11 '22

the 55+ population invariably responds more anti-gun. The younger generations don't fear guns the same way the old ones do.

I don't know about that. A lot of younger people (I am thinking university student age-range) are definitely more anti-gun than older folks in my experience. Obviously, not everyone in that group has the same opinion but ask around various universities in the country and I am willing to bet the general sentiment would be anti-gun.

Geographic location also absolutely matters. People in larger cities would probably be more anti-gun oriented than people in rural areas or smaller cities (that aren't being force-fed doom and gloom about gang violence on the daily).

If there was a study for this, I'd be interested to see. If not, there should be.

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u/throwa37 Jun 12 '22

No, literally, they always do. Look at the breakdowns of the polls. /u/OxfordTheCat posted one further down. Click it and read the breakdown.