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Poll: Americans fear guns over terrorism by large marginVoters nearly two times more concerned about being a victim of gun violence than terrorism
Overall, 63 percent of registered votes say theyre more worried that they or someone they know will be a victim of gun violence, while 29 percent more fear that they or a friend will fall prey to a terrorist attack.
Democrats and independents lean heavily toward gun violence as the bigger threat, a sentiment reflected in the partys push for stricter gun laws in the wake of mass shootings this year in Charleston, S.C., Rosenburg, Ore., and Lafayette, La.
Democrats fear guns over terrorism by 77-15 percent. Independents fear gun violence over terrorism by 64-28 percent.
Republicans edge toward terrorism as the bigger threat, but only narrowly, by 50-45 percent over a fear of gun violence.
African-American voters have the biggest concern about guns: 71 percent say theyre worried about being a victim of gun violence and only 13 percent are afraid of being caught in a terrorist attack.
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antigop
(12,778 posts)Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)those are the issues that will win the election.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)Yet once again, the Repub Party continues its disinformation campaign in order to keep its base uninformed about the reality of life in America. It's a shame that many Dems are similarly misinformed.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Will you back that? Hey, I'll join with you to change GD back to Gunz all the time. That will end the complaining from BOTH of us. Take it up in ATA. You can use me as a source. Meanwhile, bidness as usual.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)I imagine its extreme remoteness is precious salt for the wounds of its victims.
hunter
(38,326 posts)But the drug gangsters and officially sanctioned anti-drug gangsters sure as hell have.
It's a major cottage industry here, with plenty of protected side-jobs on both sides of the prison bars, in this sordid nation's prison-industrial-complex.
Wrapping up cell phones and other contraband in a knotted condom, to insert in some very personal orifice for delivery, is always a bad business plan.