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The horrific mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida, has reignited protests for meaningful political action in the United States. According to Quinnipiac Poll, an independent, non-partisan public opinion poll, currently 66% of American voters support stricter gun laws, and it's the highest level ever measured. People are expressing their thoughts about these issues all over the internet, and some are resonating with the public so much, Bored Panda has decided to compile them into a list.

From brutally honest jokes to interesting insights, the entries below will certainly stir your thoughts about the uncomfortable debate American society needs to have. Scroll down to check them out, and upvote your favorites!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A kid should never have to worry about such a thing. Yet still, this is really happening. Heart-breaking. I think if I had a child and was in this situation, I couldn't hold up my brave parent face and would have broken down crying, that my baby is thinking about things like this. It even hurts me that a child I do not even know, is thinking about things like this.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Republicans bring so many levels of hypocrisy when it comes to personal freedom...

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David Daisy May Boldock
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

America has 4.4 percent of the world’s population, but almost half of the civilian-owned guns around the world.

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Agnes Jekyll
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly puritan American. Kill each other but god forbid you have consensual pleasure

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm just glad this upcoming generation is making such a powerful show of getting involved when they have repeatedly been accused of being lazy and disengaged

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

by the way. why the hell are kinder eggs banned over there? im from australia

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Australians don't know whether to laugh or cry. We are horrified by what we are hearing. Since gun control was enacted back in the 1990s we have NOT HAD ONE MASS SHOOTING! Domestic shootings have crashed and now, pretty much the only people with illegal guns are the criminals who will get them no matter what we do. Only Australians legally allowed guns are defence force personnel (and not in public) police (in public) farmers (only on their farm) security guards (only on the armoured vehicle) commercial shooters (only in their trucks) sporting shooters (only at the gun club/rifle range). Police here check their gun owners in their own districts every two years and every single licensed gun has to be accounted for and the storage comply with regulations - gun and ammo separately kept.

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Agnes Jekyll
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every adult in the USA who does not support these child survivors should be ashamed.

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Shruti Naik
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Teachers don't want to handle guns. They're there to educate, not kill.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

May clearly be the case if teachers can carry a gun. Can you imagine, the teacher with a gun lurking around the corner with gun drawn and a cop around another corner lurking with their gun drawn and they both jump out. You can imagine what will happen next.

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Daria B
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are more than kids. You are people with rights. And if you have the right not to be killed, then the current gun laws in America are legal crime.

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Jef Bateman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A teacher in Utah shot herself in the bathroom by accident in 2014. You can watch Youtube videos of enraged teachers smashing instruments or throwing things at students. I don't trust anybody with a gun in such a tense situation -- even a teacher.

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Shruti Naik
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't believe the people at the NRA had the guts to do this...they want to show that celebrities are on their side? really?

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Agnes Jekyll
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bill O'Reilly is a pig. He's discounting the reactions of children who've been shot at or had friends die, and given more credence to the adults who watch this happen and refuse to protect them. He must be in the pocket of the NRA

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Shruti Naik
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if he would've continued to stand up for the NRA had the shooter walked into his children's school and shot them dead.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The teacher's galactic republic"! where can we sign up as a teacher's Jedi school?

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TheTerrorHorde
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

had a teacher toss a chalk board eraser at our heads once because we were talking in class and he wanted us to shut up. yeah. Lets get that guy a gun.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

teens owning elected officials so hard that they cry tuesdays, perhaps?

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Rémi G
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course he would never say 'give' teachers guns in the litteral sense. He was probably meaning ' we must let teachers BUY guns'

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to mention, most of the school shooters commit suicide or are pushing for suicide by cop anyway, so ANYONE having a gun at the school wouldn't help.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know it can be unpopular. I’m from Brazil, where guns aren’t easily purchased as in USA. I’m against such an easy way to get your hands on powerful guns, but the problem is more deep rooted. The true problem is not the guns. The true problem is that a person have a killing will in his heart. Are we ignoring the fact that someone -wanted- to kill a lot of teenagers? Why? There is more than just guns wrong in United States. There is killings with knives and rocks too. We need to work on creating children that don’t want to kill others. A society that doesn’t let violence grow. Armed or not.

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Agnes Jekyll
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

of course, and that teacher will have to live with that for the rest of her or his life. Teachers teach students about life; they should never be expected to take a life.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder how he'd feel if someone walked into his grand kids schools and shot them. But its sad to even think that the death of his own child might change his heart while the death of 200 other children have had no effect. Its sad....

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They shouldn't have to, but what if they do if times get dark? :( This kind of makes me think of having teachers as police or pomice as teachers...almost military...

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you know, that practically ALL young people with voting rights in the UK voted against Brexit? It, in the end is their world WE are in control of. Why can't we just give them a bigger focus.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

18 school shootings since the beginning of the year! Its only FEBRUARY 23rd! exclusing holidays and weekends, thats almost 1 school shooting a day not to mention how have occured since I started this post! but hey, in total thats still less than 500 children right? Its just a few! a few?? Any number higher than 0 is too many!

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Agnes Jekyll
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Schooled by the teenagers who are smarter and mored eloquent and more emotionally balanced that this moron.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This seems over dramatic, but innocent people are being shot by cops who have far more training.

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Shruti Naik
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Teens. You don't know the amount of havoc the power of angry, well-spoken teenagers can create. These kids are the future of America.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree and share the same brain.... call me insane , I will not kill a single soul unless they ban gun-control , here in Holland where I live I survived every school easily because no-one was pointing a gun at me but no matter how high you go up there , there's never a curved horizon to see I swear....

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If Trump see this, he will retweet it to further his agenda. He's just that clueless.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Better yet, send all those who so staunchly protect their 2nd amendment to Afghanistan.They can prove that having a gun betters your odds to staying alive against others with guns. Once I see how they fare, maybe I'll change my mind.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um RaY1, is there a self esteem issue you have ? Small hands? Small cerebrum? Just small ..uh..issues that a gun makes you feel 'protected'?

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