… Moral and social psychologists have studied how worldviews – cultural values, norms and how an individual sees the world – affect people’s perspectives on politically charged issues like gun control. What they are finding is that your worldviews – more than your race, your gender, if and how you […] Read more »
The Politics of Firearms Control
The first serious effort by the federal government to control firearms was The National Firearms Act of 1934 …. The bill was passed on 18 June 1934. The Act taxed the sale of machine guns, sawed off shotguns or rifles, and silencers. … Unfortunately, from 1934 when firearms control was […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s big, bold response to terrorism is a big bust with Americans
Hillary Clinton has reestablished her advantage over Donald Trump on dealing with terrorism following the candidates’ very different reactions to the nation’s largest-ever mass shooting in Orlando, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
Clinton Leads Trump on Orlando Massacre Response, Trust to Handle Terrorism
Americans overwhelmingly support barring gun purchases by individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watch list — an initiative that has thus far failed in Congress. And Hillary Clinton has moved ahead of Donald Trump in trust to handle terrorism, boosted by her response to the Orlando attack. CONT. Gregory Holyk, ABC […] Read more »
Voters Divided on Government Role in Gun Control, Access
With gun policy taking center stage on Capitol Hill in the aftermath of the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Americans still remain lukewarm to sweeping gun control compared to the mid-1990s, when public opinion propelled a 10-year assault weapons ban into law. CONT. Carrie Dann, NBC News Read more »
How racial prejudice helps drive opposition to gun control
Last week, Sen. Chris Murphy made a small splash by filibustering on the Senate floor until, he said, Republicans agreed to allow a vote on a modest gun control measure. When the nation has debates like this, commentators often focus either on what was meant by the Second Amendment, or […] Read more »