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| Topic | Seems like the far left is doing more damage to democrats than anything lately |
| Antifar 05/23/18 9:58:51 PM #12: | darkjedilink posted... A sizeable majority wants to ban semi-automatic weapons because they think the military uses them? http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/375513-majority-support-ban-of-semiautomatic-weapons-poll Sixty-one percent of respondents said they believe strengthening gun control laws and background checks would prevent future mass shootings. In addition, 76 percent of those surveyed said those who have been treated for mental illness should not be able to own a weapon. https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/politics/bipartisan-gun-control-policies-majorities/index.html And, though only by a slim margin among Republicans, majorities of both parties even back an assault weapons ban and creating a new federal database to track gun sales. (Support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents for these priorities remains around eight in 10, creating a broad gap between the two parties' support.) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/gun-owners-and-non-gun-owners-actually-agree-on-a-lot-of-gun-reforms/ar-AAxrX6O?pfr=1 The survey showed large gaps and less overall support for banning the sale of military-style semiautomatic rifles 44 percent of gun owners versus 68 percent of non-gun owners and banning the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines 41 percent of gun owners versus 67 percent of non-gun owners. Given the percent of people who are gun owners, that's majority support overall for both. ... Now from 2011, which was a low point for gun control support https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/americans-favor-automatic_n_806994.html But, as the following table shows, three organizations have found majority or plurality support for bans on semi-automatic weapons in recent years. --- kin to all that throbs ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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