New Poll Finds Americans Trust Republicans Over Obama To Handle Gun Control

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New Poll Finds Americans Trust Republicans Over Obama To Handle Gun Control…


For obvious reasons.

Via The Hill:

President Obama finds his approval rating underwater for the first time since before the election in a new Quinnipiac poll, which also indicates he may be losing ground on the gun control debate. [...]

And though Obama is better-trusted than congressional Republicans on issues ranging from immigration to health care to the deficit, the poll indicates he may be losing ground on one of the centerpieces of his second-term agenda: Gun control.

Forty-four percent of those polled trust congressional Republicans to handle gun control better, while 42 percent trust Obama. That’s a slight shift in favor of Republicans since Quinnipiac last polled on gun control, in early February, when slightly more of those polled said they trusted Obama on gun control.

However, a slight majority, 51 percent, still support stricter gun control laws. But that’s a decline since February and July, indicating public sentiment may be moving slowly against expanded gun control measures.