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Can people bring guns to voting sites? You might be surprised - Los Angeles Times - 27 views

www.latimes.com/...guns-in-polling-places
shared by jessicasolorio on 26 Oct 20 - No Cached
  • jessicasolorio on 26 Oct 20
     
    What's your guys' opinion on this?
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  • gozzello162 on 26 Oct 20
     
    People should not be allowed to bring guns to the polling stations. These can be used as a form of voter intimidation which is a crime, though at it's core I have respect for people's right to carry, guns should never be used to scare or intimidate voters
  • hharker376 on 26 Oct 20
     
    This should not be allowed. This could cause many harmful things including intimidation and crimes against a particular group of people.
  • josephinelamb on 26 Oct 20
     
    No, people should not be allowed to bring guns to polling stations.
  • emilysmith200 on 26 Oct 20
     
    No, people shouldn't be allowed to bring guns to voting sites. I feel like this will create more problems than solutions.
  • jcollins438 on 26 Oct 20
     
    This should not be allowed
  • olijohnson on 26 Oct 20
     
    I dont think people should be able to bring guns to a voting site
  • makosa23 on 26 Oct 20
     
    This should not be able to allowed
  • bayliegirres on 26 Oct 20
     
    I don't think there is a reason they should even feel the need to bring a gun to a voting site. But no they shouldn't bring a gun.
  • mmailey052 on 26 Oct 20
     
    This should not be allowed I think that this could cause major issues with other people and safety.
  • trinitytallman on 26 Oct 20
     
    People should not be allowed to do this. What would the purpose of having a gun be? Something bad could happen if this was allowed.
  • saralong057 on 26 Oct 20
     
    This shouldn't be allowed. It's unnecessary and could cause an even bigger issue than there would have been if a gun hadn't been brought.
  • scarney230 on 26 Oct 20
     
    i feel having fire arms there would not be okay and it would not be safe many things could haoppen it could cause chaos
  • Bryan Pregon on 26 Oct 20
     
    Thanks for posting this Jessica! A good amount of responses so far. I will post a wikipedia link for state-by-state carry rules. If that isn't tricky enough, some states have laws differentiating "carrying" a firearm and "brandishing" (holding it pointed toward someone). I suspect we will be hearing more about this over the next week. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_the_United_States_by_state#Iowa
  • cmacias539 on 26 Oct 20
     
    No people shouldn't be allowed to bring a gun because agreeing with someone else's comment, it would only cause more problems than solutions, therefore it is unnecessary.
  • laurenhansen168 on 30 Oct 20
     
    I don't think people should bring guns to the voting site because it may cause others not to come and may scare people. It would not be safe and there could be many things to go wrong.
  • jcooley186 on 02 Nov 20
     
    I think bringing guns is super unnecessary to bring to a polling site, it could scare people away and possibly be the cause of an injury or death.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    i think that unless you have your concealed carry licence, you should be able to bring it. yes, there is a chance of people being afraid, but there is nothing you can do about that. it isn't going to harm the election in any way and there are rules that have to be followed in order to be given the privilege of the license in the first place
  • bigslide on 27 Jan 21
     
    why would you bring a gun, something for self-defense, killing, hurting... to voting sites? ummmmmmm
  • thepriceisright on 27 Jan 21
     
    I simply do not see the point. I mean sure you can bring them if you are licensed but that doesn't mean I'm not going to judge you because clearly, the purpose is to make a statement, and not for self-defense. It's not like a grandma is going to point a gun at your head and make you vote Biden.
  • ataylor074 on 27 Jan 21
     
    I personally think that you shouldn't be able to bring guns to voting sites. People are already intimidated going to these places to vote, and adding weapons would just cause more harm than good.
  • nadialove on 27 Jan 21
     
    I personally don't believe there is any reason to bring a weapon to voting sites at all. There should be no weapons in a building during a government event.
  • gavync_alhs on 27 Jan 21
     
    If the gun holder has a licensed weapon and has years of experience with guns, then I think it wouldn't be a problem. A problem I noticed in the USA is everyone is very paranoid about guns, but not the person holding the gun. If the person has had little to no mental health issues and had years of experience with guns, then It shouldn't be a problem.
  • matts999 on 27 Jan 21
     
    It doesn't make sense for people to be able to open carry firearms because votes could feel intimidated by the weapons into voting for a candidate they don't actually like.
  • hannahliwai on 01 Feb 21
     
    i can't think of a reason of why people can bring guns into voting places. yes, they have a right to own one, but i don't think you need to carry a gun with you to vote
  • eballenger on 01 Feb 21
     
    I think it's okay for someone with a license to carry to bring one in because that's the entire purpose of a license, but I think it should be kept to only small firearms in the event that someone were to attempt to attack a voting site.
  • pcloyd_flanagan on 01 Feb 21
     
    I do not think people should bring guns to voting sites there is absolutely no reason. It only takes one person to get mad or get their feelings hurt and then start shooting then people are hurt or even dead. Especially when the world and the people are like the way they are right now.
  • tkoesters274 on 25 May 21
     
    I don't think that people should bring guns to voting sites because it would be easy for them to just decide to shoot it up if people don't agree with them.
  • hschimmer540 on 25 May 21
     
    I don't think it's a good idea to bring guns to voting sites because there is no point to. You wouldn't be in danger more than likely so there is no reason to take a gun with you to vote. And it may make other people uncomfortable and feel less safe while voting.
  • bigslide on 25 May 21
     
    It's a bad idea. Why would someone need to bring a gun to a voting site? Just vote and then leave. leave your gun at home for this.
  • jcontreras201 on 25 May 21
     
    I think it's a bad idea to let people bring guns to voting sites because theirs literally no reason to, there going to vote, and if anything letting people take guns will just make it worse.
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Is Trump's illness a coronavirus wake up call for Americans? | AllSides - 9 views

www.allsides.com/...oronavirus-wake-call-americans Government news
shared by mavalos442 on 06 Oct 20 - No Cached
  • mavalos442 on 06 Oct 20
     
    Trump did not take this virus seriously, he wasn't strict over safety precautions. Now that he has it he expects people to stand with him.
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  • jcollins438 on 07 Oct 20
     
    I think that Trump is going to be okay and the election should go as planned
  • emilysmith200 on 09 Oct 20
     
    I think the election would be very difficult without the candidates not feeling well, but I think Trump will be fine.
  • bayliegirres on 09 Oct 20
     
    I think the election should still go on as planned maybe some more safety precautions. I think Trump will be fine.
  • lennxbrown on 12 Oct 20
     
    Donald Trump didn't take the virus seriously, got sick, and is now back to healthy. This isn't a wakeup call because he recovered fast and never appeared to be in bad shape.
  • hharker376 on 12 Oct 20
     
    He never appeared to be in bad shape which led many to believe it was a hoax or that hospitals are hiding something. He did not take it seriously and Americans will not take it seriously either if he doesn't step up first.
  • mmailey052 on 12 Oct 20
     
    Trump never seemed to be in any bad shape and because of this, it is not really a wake-up call. He was not strict on safety precautions and did not wear a mask all the time.
  • laurenhansen168 on 12 Oct 20
     
    Trump should have been more serious about the virus and should have taken some more precaution. he could have been better about wearing a mask and his safety more too.
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Missouri Valley Fire Dept. bond issue falls short by 2 votes - 3 views

www.wowt.com/...hort-by-2-votes-568537541.html
shared by Bryan Pregon on 06 Mar 20 - No Cached
  • Bryan Pregon on 06 Mar 20
     
    ""I think this is a prime example if you think your vote doesn't count - it was down to two votes," he said. "Every vote counts.""
  • emilysharp on 03 Sep 20
     
    It really makes you think what two more people could have done to help the fire department. Unless you are in a position of power in the government, voting is the most important thing that we, the people, can do. Every single vote matters and counts toward a better tomorrow.
  • lando_lobster on 03 Sep 20
     
    Please, Please, Please, when you turn 18, vote. Vote at every election, anything that you have interest in, vote in it. It is a million times better to vote than to not. Voting is key to how America works, if you don't vote, I believe you don't have a right to complain about what the voting was about. Let's say it's the 2016 election, and you HAD a chance to vote, yet you didn't. I then believe if you complain about a candidate winning and you didn't like that, that is your own fault because you did not vote for the person YOU wanted.
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Amazon blocks sale of merchandise with "stand back" and "stand by" - CBS News - 1 views

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shared by Bryan Pregon on 02 Oct 20 - No Cached
  • Bryan Pregon on 02 Oct 20
     
    This is what happens when a candidate doesn't CLEARLY and UNEQUIVOCALLY denounce racism and white supremacy when given the chance to do so on national TV.
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