… In the Dodge City of 1879, a large billboard announced to residents and visitors alike “The Carrying of Firearms Strictly Prohibited.” Communities from Juneau to Wichita adopted similarly restrictive gun laws. … There were no polls then, so there is no way to be certain how citizens reacted to […] Read more »
Support for Gun Checks Stays High; Two-Thirds Back a Path for Immigrants
Support for a process providing legal status to undocumented immigrants reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, while vast public backing for expanded background checks on gun sales held strong – two prominent issues coming to the fore in Congress. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Prioritizing Gun Violence Reduction Measures
Only 4% of Americans say that gun violence or gun issues constitute the most important problem facing the country today, based on our April 4-7 monthly update of the “most important problem” measure. This puts guns in the same 4% category as immigration issues, education, and the situation with North […] Read more »
Explaining the Gender Gap On Gun Control
While gun-control legislation is a politically risky vote for red-state Democrats, it’s also an issue that could hurt the GOP’s efforts to attract female voters. A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that 65 percent of women favor stronger gun laws, compared to 44 percent of men. That’s consistent with […] Read more »
Women outpace men in support for stricter gun laws, immigration reform
Women are a key driver of support for legislation overhauling the nation’s gun and immigration laws, according to new data in the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, just as Congress prepares to take up major legislation on both of those issues. Women outpace men in their support for stricter […] Read more »
Gun rights advocate shreds gun polling on CNN
Larry Pratt, the executive director of the Gun Owners of America, appeared on Wolf Blitzer’s “Situation Room” to debate the struggle on Capitol Hill over gun-related legislation stemming from the Newtown massacre. … Pratt takes issue with results showing “that a huge majority of Gun Owners of America members and […] Read more »