Pennsylvania, Georgia and Virginia have long been bastions of gun-rights supporters, with vast rural areas and strong hunting traditions. But in recent days, lawmakers from those states have demonstrated a new willingness to back stricter firearms regulations, setting the stage for what could be the first major gun-control legislation to […] Read more »
Strong majority backs citizenship for undocumented immigrants
With a bipartisan group of senators expected to unveil immigration-reform legislation in the next few days, a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans – including eight-in-10 Latinos – support giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. A slight majority of Republican respondents oppose this […] Read more »
Gun rights activist dismisses polls
The chief of a power gun owners group said Wednesday he doesn’t trust the methodology of polls showing an overwhelming number of Americans favoring universal background checks on gun sales. “I’m not sure I believe any polls at this time. I don’t think they know how to ask the right […] Read more »
Importance of guns soars, as do gun owner concerns
A majority of Americans generally favor stricter gun control laws, and there has been a big jump in the number of Americans who say that gun policy is extremely important, according to a new national poll. But a CNN/ORC International survey released Wednesday also indicates that the increase is only […] Read more »
Popular background checks also cause worry
One day before the full Senate begins debate over a gun control bill that includes increased background checks, a new national survey indicates that nearly nine in ten Democrats support tougher background checks. But according to a CNN/ORC International poll released Wednesday, a majority also fear that increased background checks […] Read more »
Michael Bloomberg group’s gun-control scorecard will give lawmakers letter grades
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, one of the nation’s most committed and deep-pocketed gun-control proponents, is ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers by launching a new system to grade them based on their votes and statements on gun issues. Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the nonprofit group financed by Bloomberg (I), […] Read more »