… A majority of Americans now oppose more strict restrictions on guns, and tragic — and high profile — shootings have done little impact on those numbers. What has impacted the numbers in the gun control debate? Interestingly enough, President Obama’s election in 2008. [cont.] Rachel Weiner, Washington Post See […] Read more »
The Declining Culture of Guns and Violence in the United States
The massacre unleashed by James Holmes in Aurora, Colo., shortly after midnight on Friday is a tragedy of national proportions. … But as pundits and politicians react, they would do well to keep in mind two fundamental trends about violence and guns in America that are going unmentioned in the […] Read more »
The Truth About Gun Politics: Many Americans Support Restrictions
… Obama’s reluctance to address gun control means he is failing to articulate what remains a strong preference within his coalition. Gun control, in fact, remains a majority position with the same groups generally most enthusiastic about Obama’s recent embrace of gay marriage, free access to contraception in health insurance, […] Read more »