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ONLY 39% OF AMERICANS WANT STRICTER GUN LAWS
Rasmussen - Just 39% of Americans now say the United States needs stricter gun control, as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to review the constitutionality of state and local anti-gun laws. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 50% are opposed to stricter gun control laws, and 11% are not sure. Men by 23 points oppose stricter gun control laws. Women are evenly divided. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Democrats favor tighter control of guns, but 69% of Republicans and 62% of adults not affiliated with either party disagree. . .
Only 20% of adults believe city governments have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns. Sixty-nine percent (69%) disagree and say city governments do not have that right. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided.
Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Republicans, 52% of Democrats and 72% of unaffiliateds say cities do not have the right to ban handgun ownership.
Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans continue to believe that the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen to own a gun. Thirteen percent (13%) do not think gun ownership is a constitutional right. Fifteen percent (15%) aren't sure.
Yet, despite these findings, a plurality of Americans (46%) says it is too easy to buy a gun in America. Only 13% say it's too hard to purchase a firearm. One-out of-three adults (33%) say the level of difficulty is about right.
Only 20% of adults believe city governments have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns. Sixty-nine percent (69%) disagree and say city governments do not have that right. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided.
Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Republicans, 52% of Democrats and 72% of unaffiliateds say cities do not have the right to ban handgun ownership.
Seventy-one percent (71%) of Americans continue to believe that the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen to own a gun. Thirteen percent (13%) do not think gun ownership is a constitutional right. Fifteen percent (15%) aren't sure.
Yet, despite these findings, a plurality of Americans (46%) says it is too easy to buy a gun in America. Only 13% say it's too hard to purchase a firearm. One-out of-three adults (33%) say the level of difficulty is about right.
1 Comments:
You'll pardon me if I'm less afraid of the worst of my peers than I am of the self appointed elite who've ensured me of their good intentions. I'm less worried about street crime than I am about emboldening the "police" by assuring them that none of us are armed.
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