The Polling Center: City Girls, Country Boys and Guns
Among all the issues in contemporary American politics, few split Americans along geographical lines as much as gun control. But no less important than the geographical divisions evoked by the gun debate are the ones that relate to gender. The results of the latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll, which asked a variety of questions about recent gun-related proposals at both the state and national level, confirms a pattern in public opinion that may conform to the experiences of many readers: Rural men and urban women are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to attitudes on gun policy ...
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Brent Woods
damned 19th ammendment
Texas RMS
I am a rural woman who has guns locked in the gun safe. I completely support a ban on high capacity magazines. I have not heard one single argument that makes me think any of us has any need for that. (By the way, I also have no belief whatsoever that the government is going to come knocking on my door to take the guns we do have. I do believe that is fear mongering at its worst and will not vote for anyone who plays that card.)
Kathy Fritz Fritz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I live in a close in Houston burb, lived in a Dallas burb for 20 years and every last female that I know owns and shoots firearms and nobody I know that is FROM TX wants the goobermints hands on our guns. You must be surveying the libnut transplants.
Martha Dunkelberger via Texas Tribune on Facebook
^^eloquent. way to represent our entire state, not.
Aldo Merino via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Sounds like somebody needs to meet new people.
Then again, the thoughtful quality of that first post matches the avatar perfectly. All bark, no bite.
Graham Shevlin via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I have to wonder whether the first comment is a Poe, or whether we are reading the jaw-jutting posturing of a caricature gun-toter. I find the shouting of "From TX" instructive.
Belinda Tupper via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Why is it when some discuss our nation's obsession with guns do so many get lambasted from the very people who should not ever own or use them? What are they afraid of that they're telling us? I think it's more than the loss of fundamental rights in our USC. I think it's in line with their fear-drive lifetstyles due to manipulation from manufacturers and NRA memberships daily business of working with our lawmakers to ensure job security.
Meme Me
A lot of these results might be due to the fact that there has been a dumbing down of city people. They live in a concrete world. People in the country come face to face with predators many times on a daily basis.
City people think these predators like snakes, coyotes, cougars, bob cats and wolves exist only in the movies because they are void of that information and have never lived in that environment which comprises most of the state of Texas.
Matthew Cowan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Sorry, Belinda but your analysis is wrong. The fear driven lifestyle is what the left perpetuates on a daily basis. Telling us conceal carry will turn the streets into rivers of blood and there will be more old west gun duels. When the facts show that is not true and has not occurred. In fact in many cases it has reduced crime. The fear driven lifestyle comes from the likes of Sen. Feinstein who said "it’s legal to hunt humans with 15-round, 30-round, even 150-round magazines." in her attempts to rustle up support for her misguided ban.
Belinda Tupper via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Meh. You're opinion is yours. Period.
Matthew Cowan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Nope not opinion Belinda but that is okay you can keep your head in the sand
Michael Hull
Yea, Belinda, you should have learned by now that if Matthew says it, it's righteous...hahaha.