AP-NORC Poll: Support soars for stricter gun control laws
Source: Associated Press
By STEVE PEOPLES and EMILY SWANSON
Today
NEW YORK (AP) Support for tougher gun control laws is soaring in the United States, according to a new poll that found a majority of gun owners and half of Republicans favor new laws to address gun violence in the weeks after a Florida school shooting left 17 dead and sparked nationwide protests.
The poll, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that nearly 7 in 10 adults now favor stricter gun control measures. Thats the strongest level of support since The Associated Press first asked the question five years ago. The new poll also found that nearly half of Americans do not expect elected officials to take action.
It feels hopeless, said 30-year-old Elizabeth Tageson-Bedwin, of Durham, North Carolina, a self-described Republican who teaches 7th grade English. Considering recent events, gun control in this country needs to be stricter and it can be without infringing on anyones rights.
Overall, 69 percent of Americans think gun laws in the United States should be made stricter. Thats up from 61 percent who said the same in October of 2016 and 55 percent when the AP first asked the question in October of 2013. Overall, 90 percent of Democrats, 54 percent of gun owners and 50 percent of Republicans now favor stricter gun control laws.
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bucolic_frolic
(43,197 posts)because 1) they don't believe it 2) they would appear waffling if they did 3) their money comes from the NRA
So this too is good news at the polls
groundloop
(11,519 posts)Until we can have Democrats controlling Congress I don't expect anything to happen on this. This is yet another huge reason we need to get to the polls this year.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So they have to obey the NRA, because they have to obey Putin.
FakeNoose
(32,656 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,356 posts)I expect kompromat (sp?) held by Putin keeps the GOP in line.
Along with their greed, of course.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)into which they have willingly walked. Suddenly, the NRA money is kompromat when they discover the source is illegal.