Both major U.S. political parties recently held party conferences planning their strategies for the 2018 campaign. The stakes are high: control of the U.S. House of Representatives and, possibly, the U.S. Senate, as well as two-thirds of all state governorships. … Given the political parties’ limited time and resources, to […] Read more »
Why the Gun Issue Has Shifted (It’s Not What You Think)
The gun debate has shifted dramatically. Suddenly, it looks as if the issue will benefit Democrats in November, not Republicans. The reason for the shift doesn’t rest primarily on the intelligence and commitment of the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, although many of them have […] Read more »
Polls show support for gun control is widespread
Although there are several gun control measures, such as universal background checks, that enjoy broad support among the general public, Congress has not enacted laws in the wake of mass shootings from Newtown to Parkland. Nor it is clear that the mass murder of 17 people on Valentine’s Day will […] Read more »
Large-Scale Study on Gun-Policy Effects Finds Important Gaps in Existing Research
One of the largest-ever studies of U.S. gun policy finds there is a shortage of evidence about the effects of most gun laws, although researchers from the RAND Corporation found there is some persuasive evidence about the effects of several common gun policies. The findings are from RAND’s sweeping Gun […] Read more »
Who Wants To Arm Teachers? Republican Men
Guns have dominated politics this week. And the one idea President Trump keeps coming back to is arming teachers. But a new NPR/Ipsos poll found that really only one group of people are in favor of training teachers to carry guns in schools — Republicans, especially Republican men. Overall, 59 […] Read more »
NPR Poll: After Parkland, Number of Americans Who Want Gun Restrictions Grows
An increasing number of Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, want more gun regulation, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll that surveyed people in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting. CONT. Asma Khalid, NPR Read more »