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kpete

(71,991 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:34 PM Feb 2013

Well Lookie Here: "Nearly Every Voter (92%) Supports Universal Gun Background Checks"-Only 7% Oppose

Nearly Every Voter Supports Universal Gun Background Checks
By: Jon Walker Thursday February 7, 2013 8:20 am

There are more Americans who claim to have personally seen a UFO (11%) than oppose background checks.

To say that support for universal background checks for gun sales is overwhelming would be an understatement. A new Quinnipiac poll shows that almost every registered voter backs the policy change.

According to the poll, 92 percent of voters nationwide support background checks for all gun buyers, only 7 percent oppose background checks. I cannot think of a single issue in any political polling that has ever been so one-sided.

Just to show how incredibly fringe the opposition to universal background checks is I went looking for things that poll higher. For example more Americans don’t believe President Obama was born in the United States (17%) than oppose background checks. Twice as many Americans think the Sun revolves around the Earth (18%) as oppose background checks. There are even more Americans who claim to have personally seen a UFO (11%) than oppose background checks.

Nearly every regular American supports this commonsense reform. It may be one of the least controversial ideas proposed in decades. The fact that there is a real chance Congress may not approve it shows how unbelievably powerful the gun manufacturer lobby is.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail/?ReleaseID=1847
http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2013/02/07/nearly-every-voter-supports-universal-gun-background-checks/

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Well Lookie Here: "Nearly Every Voter (92%) Supports Universal Gun Background Checks"-Only 7% Oppose (Original Post) kpete Feb 2013 OP

That's an amazing number jberryhill Feb 2013 #1

I think Saddam Houssein had better numbers than opposing background checks Recursion Feb 2013 #2

About the same percentage want the banks investigated and we russspeakeasy Feb 2013 #3

Here's the reported data... DreamGypsy Feb 2013 #4

Thats no surprise. HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #5

in other news...water is wet backwoodsbob Feb 2013 #6

Tie it in with registration and we might have something worthwhile. nt jmg257 Feb 2013 #7

just yesterday, here on DU, a poster responded "majority rule" would imply tyranny, when I said robinlynne Feb 2013 #8

KnR. Now let's see voters push their congresscritters into line Hekate Feb 2013 #9

But but but...freeedum and teh constitooshun. progressoid Feb 2013 #10

Yeah, so what's your point? We live in a republic not a democracy. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #11

It's still not going to happen. The noisy 8% doesn't want it, and kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #12

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. That's an amazing number

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:36 PM

Feb 2013

I doubt one could get 92% on

"I like pizza"

"Puppies are cute"

...and similar propositions.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. I think Saddam Houssein had better numbers than opposing background checks

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:37 PM

Feb 2013

Can we please pass this now?

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

3. About the same percentage want the banks investigated and we

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:40 PM

Feb 2013

see how well that is working. The "public" can "want" whatever; the politicians will do whatever buys them another term.

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)

4. Here's the reported data...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:49 PM

Feb 2013

from http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail/?ReleaseID=1847

(sorry for the formatting -i attempted to fix it up, but it reverted to c/p state)

38. Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp

Support 92% 89% 96% 92% 90% 94% 92% 95% 91%
Oppose 7 9 3 7 9 5 7 5 8
DK/NA 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1

COLLEGE DEG Gun Mltry HvKids AGE IN YRS..............
Yes No HsHld HsHld PubSch 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+

Support 95% 91% 91% 89% 93% 92% 95% 92% 90%
Oppose 4 8 8 9 6 8 5 6 7
DK/NA 1 1 1 2 - 1 - 1 2

REGION................... DENSITY............
NEst MWst Sth West Urban Suburb Rural

Support 94% 91% 93% 91% 93% 93% 91%
Oppose 5 7 6 9 6 6 8
DK/NA 1 2 1 - 1 1 1

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

5. Thats no surprise.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:12 PM

Feb 2013

There have been several polls that indicate strong support from gun owners in legislation that helps prevent guns from getting in the wrong hands. Tightening up background checks is one of those measures. It does not place undue measures on legal gun owners, and would have a measurable impact.
There would be much greater opposition to banning types of guns, rising quickly if proposed measures would be deemed ineffective, while targetng the vast majority of legal gun owners.
Repealing the 2A is right out. It would take only 13 states voting against to block repealing or modifying the 2A. I can't name 13 states that would even support it. Proposals of such are a pipedream.

backwoodsbob

(6,001 posts)

6. in other news...water is wet

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:16 PM

Feb 2013

I'm a gun owner and I support universal background checks as long as the cost isn't manipulated to be so high it is used as an end around to the 2nd.

Set it up so that private owners and sellers can go to the local gun store and get the buyer an instant,free,check and I'm all for it.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

7. Tie it in with registration and we might have something worthwhile. nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:17 PM

Feb 2013

robinlynne

(15,481 posts)

8. just yesterday, here on DU, a poster responded "majority rule" would imply tyranny, when I said

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:18 PM

Feb 2013

most Americans feel that way.

Hekate

(90,686 posts)

9. KnR. Now let's see voters push their congresscritters into line

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:19 PM

Feb 2013

progressoid

(49,990 posts)

10. But but but...freeedum and teh constitooshun.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:24 PM

Feb 2013

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

11. Yeah, so what's your point? We live in a republic not a democracy.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:27 PM

Feb 2013

We elect representatives to do our thinking for us. It's a good system and requires very little brain use on the part of the masses. Now you want to stir up trouble. The elite rule for a reason. They, by definition, are smarter than the masses. So, they will decide what's best for us, most likely w/o our input. So stop stirring up trouble.

JK

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

12. It's still not going to happen. The noisy 8% doesn't want it, and

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:39 PM

Feb 2013

Congress is too afraid of being shot to challenge them.

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