Poll Shows Record-Low Support for Handgun Ban

[goomba]

Poll Shows Record-Low Support for Handgun Ban

Friday, October 28, 2011

Results from a just-released Gallup poll (Gallup's annual Crime poll, conducted Oct. 6-9, 2011) show that a record-low 26 percent of Americans favor a ban on the possession of handguns in the United States. According to the poll, when Gallup first asked Americans this question in 1959, 60 percent favored banning handguns.

The poll also found support for other gun control measures at historical lows. For the first time, Gallup found greater opposition to (53 percent), than support for (43 percent), a ban on semi-automatic guns and guns misleadingly dubbed "assault weapons."

The poll found that support for stricter gun laws is also at a record low, reporting that 44 percent prefer that gun laws be left as they currently are. All key subgroups polled show less support for stricter gun laws, and for a ban on handguns, than they did 20 years ago. In 1991, 68 percent of Americans favored stricter gun laws and 43 percent favored a ban on handguns. Those percentages declined to 43 percent and 26 percent, respectively, today

www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=7154

[professorx]

Oct 30, 2011 16:30:05 GMT -5 goomba said:

Poll Shows Record-Low Support for Handgun Ban

Friday, October 28, 2011

Results from a just-released Gallup poll (Gallup's annual Crime poll, conducted Oct. 6-9, 2011) show that a record-low 26 percent of Americans favor a ban on the possession of handguns in the United States. According to the poll, when Gallup first asked Americans this question in 1959, 60 percent favored banning handguns.

The poll also found support for other gun control measures at historical lows. For the first time, Gallup found greater opposition to (53 percent), than support for (43 percent), a ban on semi-automatic guns and guns misleadingly dubbed "assault weapons."

The poll found that support for stricter gun laws is also at a record low, reporting that 44 percent prefer that gun laws be left as they currently are. All key subgroups polled show less support for stricter gun laws, and for a ban on handguns, than they did 20 years ago. In 1991, 68 percent of Americans favored stricter gun laws and 43 percent favored a ban on handguns. Those percentages declined to 43 percent and 26 percent, respectively, today

www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=7154

Although I am in favor of people being able to own firearms, it goes to show how easily people's opinions can be influenced.

[Tsavodiner]

I regret it for all of us, but you're gonna need 'em if predictions of record, soaring food and energy prices in coming years come to pass.

[Warkitty]

Nothing causes grass roots revolutions faster than people finding themselves unable to get food.

If they're armed, the revolution is more likely to work.

[professorx]

Oct 31, 2011 17:06:23 GMT -5 Tsavodiner said:

I regret it for all of us, but you're gonna need 'em if predictions of record, soaring food and energy prices in coming years come to pass.

I think that once we get an new administration (democrat or republican) things will stabilize.

As a country, I think we have hit rock bottom, so everything is up from here. I would hate to think things could get worse and we will have gun fights over food and gas.