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Today's Obituaries
- NewsVeterans on Parade: It's not too late for local veterans and first responders to sign up
- NewsRLC partners with F.B. McAfoos for demonstration
- NewsFranklin County area briefs
- NewsState treasurer Frerichs makes swing through southern Illinois
- OpinionRich Miller On Springfield: How much has Jesse White meant to down-ballot Democrats?
- College SportsSIU football opens season with 64-29 setback at Incarnate Word
- NewsVeterans on Parade: It's not too late for local veterans and first responders to sign up
- NewsRLC partners with F.B. McAfoos for demonstration
- NewsFranklin County area briefs
- NewsState treasurer Frerichs makes swing through southern Illinois
- OpinionRich Miller On Springfield: How much has Jesse White meant to down-ballot Democrats?
- College SportsSIU football opens season with 64-29 setback at Incarnate Word
Reader Poll
Which of the following comes closest to how you feel about guns and gun control?
| All Americans should have access to weapons |
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22.9% |
| Weapons should be denied to people with mental illnesses |
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42.0% |
| Some military-style weapons should not be available to the general public |
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13.7% |
| Silencers should not be available to the general public |
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5.3% |
| Guns need to be more tightly regulated |
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10.7% |
| None of the above |
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5.3% |
