how would you have voted on the 1976 mass. ref. to ban handguns?

[WalterMitty]

yes (normal)

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elebalm/balmpdf/balm1976.pdf

[7,052,770]

In Massachusetts, yes.

[Хahar 🤔]

yes (normal)

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No.

How is the "normal" position the one that overwhelmingly failed and also wouldn't pass in any other states?

[Eraserhead]

Yes, probably.

[Franzl]

Yes, of course.

What purpose do handguns serve other than killing other human beings?

[CARLHAYDEN]

Yes, of course.

What purpose do handguns serve other than killing other human beings?

I presume that you are merely severely ignorant, so I give you one example.

In my state we have a limited hunting period for Javelina (North American Boar) which is restricted to bow and magnum handguns.

[7,052,770]

Yes, of course.

What purpose do handguns serve other than killing other human beings?

I presume that you are merely severely ignorant, so I give you one example.

In my state we have a limited hunting period for Javelina (North American Boar) which is restricted to bow and magnum handguns.

Massachusetts is much too urban/suburban to have javelina, though, why is why I vote yes on this particular referendum.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Massachusetts has a not-so-insignificant population of hunters, especially out west.  That's probably because the majority of the state's land area is really awesome wilderness.

And, of course, there are plenty of valid non-hunting reasons to own a gun.  My father collects antique handguns, as did my uncle.  Especially war-issue stuff.

The presence of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline is a really stupid reason to ruin things for the other 50% of Massachusetts, but I suppose that's never stopped Beacon Hill before.

[YRABNNRM]

No (abnormal).

[Frodo]

No (normal)

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Nope.

[CARLHAYDEN]

Yes, of course.

What purpose do handguns serve other than killing other human beings?

I presume that you are merely severely ignorant, so I give you one example.

In my state we have a limited hunting period for Javelina (North American Boar) which is restricted to bow and magnum handguns.

Massachusetts is much too urban/suburban to have javelina, though, why is why I vote yes on this particular referendum.

Sorry Harry, but Franzl made a general statement which is demonstrably false.

I am not familiar with the game in Massachusetts, but the simple point is that handguns are NOT designed solely for killing other humans.

Your evasion is the mark of a typical liberal.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I obviously can't do this where I live, but if I lived in a rural area of some sort I would like a handgun just so I could line up empty liquor bottles on a fence and shoot them. So there's a purpose that doesn't involve killing other people.

[MasterJedi]

No (Normal)

[AkSaber]

No chance in hell. (Quite Normal)

[Boris]

No (mostly normal with a hint of abnormality)

[John Dibble]

No (deranged)

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

No (abnormal).