Some interesting polling on gun control from CNN:
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2012/im...ember19.4p.pdf
A couple tidbits:
Quote:
No restrictions on owning guns- Dec.2012-13%
------------------------------Aug.2012-13%
------------------------------Jan.2011- 14%
------------------------------Jun.2009- 14%
Some restrictions-Dec- 71%
-----------------Aug- 76%
-----------------Jan- 71%
-----------------Jun-71%
All guns should be illegal except police,etc.-Dec-15%
------------------------------------------Aug-10%
------------------------------------------Jan-14%
------------------------------------------Jun-15%
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So, the vast majority of people believe there should be some restrictions on gun ownership. The difficulty seems to be in defining which and how many restrictions. Amazing that 13% of people feel that there should be no restrictions.
There are also a couple of other interesting statistics such as:
-5% of those asked said there should be no background checks required prior to purchasing a gun.
-8% said that a convicted felon or mentally unstable person should be allowed to purchase a gun.
-37% said that there should be no restrictions on owning a semi-automatic weapon such as a AK-47.
-37% said there should not be a ban on the sale and possesion of hig-capacity or extended ammo clips.
-52% said there should be no limit to the number of guns a person can own.
-4% said they felt no sadness from the tragedy of Sandy Hook.
-43% said that they are more likely to support stricter gun laws as a result of this tragedy.
-7% said that they are less likely to support stricter gun laws as a result of this tragedy.
The good news is that, at least in the short term, people seem to be more supportive of stricter gun laws as a result of this. The bad news is that there are still a lot of absolute f-in idiots out there and at least 13% of them have guns.