Support surging for stricter gun control
Americans want stricter gun control laws.
Click here for reuse options!More than half of registered voters support stricter gun laws in the United States, according to the latest results of a nationwide Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday that also found strong levels of support for background checks and for preventing people on government watch lists from purchasing guns.
Regardless of their opinions on specific proposals, 54 percent of registered voters surveyed said they would like tougher legislation when it comes to guns, the highest percentage of Americans expressing that view in the poll’s history. Another 42 percent said they opposed stricter gun laws in the U.S., while 4 percent declined to respond. Among the various cleavages in the data for that question, 51 percent of men said they opposed tougher measures, while 45 percent supported; in contrast, more than six in 10 women, or 63 percent to 33 percent, said they would like to see increased measures.
Asked if it is possible to have new gun laws that will not interfere with the rights of responsible gun owners, 64 percent overall said they thought that would be the case, while 28 percent said they would interfere.
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oldfart July 1st, 2016 at 09:03
The kind of “support” that’s needed from Americans is
removing these bought out republicans from office.
Larry Schmitt July 1st, 2016 at 09:13
Unfortunately if people refuse to vote smart, there’s nothing we can do.
oldfart July 1st, 2016 at 09:22
Yeah…I know, But it’s still a nice dream.
Larry Schmitt July 1st, 2016 at 09:26
Yes it is. But for the most part, once someone gets elected to Congress, unless he commits some terrible crime (and not even always when he does), he has the job for as long as he wants it. As the saying goes, Congress is awful, but my Congressman is great. So they want to throw all the other bums out, but keep their own bum.
mistlesuede July 1st, 2016 at 10:50
Exactly. And money needs to pour into Gabby Gifford’s Americans For Responsible Gun Solutions to do the work of making it a stronger campaign issue for all the candidates when they are running for office and for reelection.
Mandy Mazzeo July 2nd, 2016 at 05:20
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amersham1046 July 1st, 2016 at 19:43
The Great GOP / NRA wall is starting to crumble