Sunday night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas will ignite another discussion about whether and which gun-control measures could prevent future tragedies. Invariably, these discussions will fall on partisan lines. Republican politicians will block any gun-control measures that Democratic politicians advocate. It’s easy to assume that citizens are as polarized along […] Read more »
Do 90% of Americans support background checks for all gun sales?
In the first hours after the Las Vegas mass shooting, many leading elected officials in Wisconsin issued statements about prayer and condolences, but Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele went further. Abele, a Democrat who holds a nonpartisan office, said in a tweet on Oct. 2, 2017: Americans have overwhelmingly supported […] Read more »
Experts and the public agree on how to stop gun violence. Politicians don’t.
Despite its reputation as an intractable, deeply divisive issue, there’s a lot of agreement among the American public on gun-control measures. … As Clemson University political scientist Steven V. Miller noted Monday, “We’re not polarized on gun control but our leaders are.” And because public opinion tends to follow elite […] Read more »
8 charts that explain America’s gun culture
… When a gun is used to commit an act of mass violence, two schools of thought immediately assert themselves — both of which seek to explain the genesis of these incidents: 1) We need more gun control laws to stop this cycle of violence 2) Bad people will do […] Read more »
Trump, Clinton Voters Divided Over a Changing America
Americans who voted for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are divided over the country’s increasing diversity and different lifestyles, with over 80 percent of Clinton voters saying they’re comfortable with the changes, but nearly half of Trump voters saying they’re uneasy. These are the results from a new NBC News/Wall […] Read more »
America’s Complex Relationship With Guns
As a nation, the U.S. has a deep and enduring connection to guns. Integrated into the fabric of American society since the country’s earliest days, guns remain a point of pride for many Americans. Whether for hunting, sport shooting or personal protection, most gun owners count the right to bear […] Read more »