I've read some slanted polls in my day, but this one could be champion of them all.
How do you get meaningful data from these 5 questions? It doesn't get to the heart of the debate in the least.
Here are the questions and my comments just below them in all caps:
1) Should the federal government regulate guns of any type? Yes, it should No, it should not
WHAT THE fork. THIS QUESTION IS SO VAGUE AND OUT IN LEFT FIELD IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. IS THIS THE SAME THING AS SAYING THERE SHOULD BE NO GUN LAWS WHATSOEVER? I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS ASKING, BUT IN A MORE HIDDEN WAY. ELIMINATE ALL EXISTING GUN LAWS? WHAT DOES "ANY GUNS" MEAN? FULLY AUTOMATIC, BAZOOKAS, FLAME THROWERS? PEOPLE WOULD ANSWER THIS QUESTION WITH WILDY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING, BUT ITS CLEARLY LOADED ON THE FRONT END WITH "SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGULATE . . . . " WHICH BY DESIGN IS TO IMMEDIATELY GET YOU THINKING HELL NO.
2) Should Congress ban semi-automatic weapons? Yes, it should No, it should not
HUH? ALL SEMI-AUTO OR JUST CERTAIN TYPES? THIS MAKES IT SOUND LIKE OBAMA AND CONGRESS ARE WANTING TO BAN ALL TYPES, WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING CLOSE. LEADING QUESTION DESIGNED TO IMPLY THAT THIS IS WHAT OBAMA AND CONGRESS WANTS . . . BASICALLY ALL OF YOUR GUNS.
3) If Congress does not act, should President Obama use an executive order to ban or strictly control the sale of semi-automatic weapons? Yes, he should No, he should not
SAME AS ABOVE.
4) Do you agree that the Second Amendment gives citizens the right to own and bear guns without infringement? Yes, I agree No, I don't agree
ANOTHER LOADED QUESTION DESIGNED TO IMPLY THAT YOUR GODDAM CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED AWAY. VAGUE TWIST AT THE END OF THE QUESTION "WITHOUT INFRINGEMENT" . . . . WELL WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN? "BEAR GUNS" MADE ME LAUGH. BEAR ARMS, MAYBE?
5) Who did you vote for in the last election? Barack Obama Mitt Romney Other
forking NONE OF THE ABOVE AND NONE OF YOUR DAMBED BUSINESS WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH THE POLL?
WHO WROTE THIS POLL, AN 8 YEAR OLD?
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