… Gun violence looms over the American psyche. Around the country this past weekend, people mistook fireworks for gunshots, causing several dangerous stampedes and public panics. While there is some legislation moving at the federal level, people are afraid. Did you know that gun sales go up after each mass […] Read more »
Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds
The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, of raising the minimum age to buy guns to 21 and so-called “red flag” laws to remove guns from potentially dangerous people, a new NPR/Ipsos survey finds. But most of these gun owners also don’t want to […] Read more »
Texas: Majority oppose banning abortion; Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 points
A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds 15% of Texans expressing support for a complete ban on abortion access in polling conducted primarily in the week prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement of its landmark opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. While 37% of Texas voters say that […] Read more »
Big majority of Texans say law enforcement could have done more to stop Uvalde mass shooting
A month after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texans are overwhelmingly critical of law enforcement’s response to the shooting, and a majority feel it’s important to investigate their response. Most Texans are concerned about another mass shooting. Texans rate Gov. Abbott’s response to Uvalde more negatively than positively. … Texans […] Read more »
Public Disagrees with SCOTUS on Guns
A majority of Americans say individual states should be able to determine who can carry concealed weapons – an opinion that is at odds with a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Monmouth University Poll finds that public support for certain gun safety measures – such as comprehensive […] Read more »
The most likely impact of the Jan. 6 hearings on Trump
It’s the question on most everyone’s tongue amid the Jan. 6 committee hearings — and especially after Cassidy Hutchinson’s explosive testimony: Will it ultimately matter? It’s a fair question. Donald Trump has skated past any number of controversies, scandals and pretty stark evidence stemming from the Russia investigations, and his […] Read more »