July 23, 2016
IN A DEMOCRACY THE PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY WANT:
AP Poll: Support grows among Americans for stricter gun laws (LISA MARIE PANE and RYAN J. FOLEY, July 23, 2016, AP)
Americans increasingly favor tougher gun laws by margins that have grown wider after a steady drumbeat of shootings in recent months, but they also are pessimistic that change will happen anytime soon, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.Nearly two-thirds of respondents expressed support for stricter laws, with majorities favoring nationwide bans on the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons such as the AR-15 and on the sale of high-capacity magazines holding 10 or more bullets.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 23, 2016 5:52 PM