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Monday Poll results on the San Bernardino killings

An unidentified woman was comforted Tuesday by an investigator at the Inland Regional Center, the site of last week’s shooting rampage that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif.
An unidentified woman was comforted Tuesday by an investigator at the Inland Regional Center, the site of last week’s shooting rampage that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif. Jae C. Hong The Associated Press

The Star sought readers’ views on the following statements after the murders of 14 people last week in San Bernardino, Calif. The unscientific results are based on about 800 responses.

1) This incident shows there is an increased threat of international terrorism inside America.

Agree strongly 50%

Agree 32%

Disagree 14%

Disagree strongly 4%

2) People should refrain from blaming the entire Muslim faith for the horrific actions of a limited number of extremist individuals.

Agree strongly 40%

Agree 18%

Disagree 17%

Disagree strongly 25%

3) U.S. immigration rules need to be tightened, particularly in light of the fact that the female suspect entered the country on a fiancé visa.

Agree strongly 54%

Agree 24%

Disagree 16%

Disagree strongly 6%

4) The massacre provided fresh evidence that Congress must limit the circumstances under which citizens can purchase assault-style weapons.

Agree strongly 40%

Agree 8%

Disagree 8%

Disagree strongly 44%

5) The media should not have been able to enter the suspects’ apartment on Friday and report on what they found there.

Agree 68%

Disagree 32%

This story was originally published December 8, 2015 at 5:57 PM with the headline "Monday Poll results on the San Bernardino killings."

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