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New poll: Majority of Americans no longer back stricter gun control…
by Laura Byrne
Sorry, Joe Biden. A new poll says gun control is no longer “the will of the people” anymore.
According to a new CBS News poll released on Tuesday, support for stricter gun control has dropped 10 percent since December.
Only 47 percent still back increased gun control, compared to the 57 percent who supported it in December, immediately following the Sandy Hook shooting. Eleven percent of Americans are actually calling for fewer gun control laws. Thirty-nine percent think gun control laws should just be left alone.
This issue is still a partisan one, with more than 50 percent of Republicans agreeing that gun control laws should be left alone, compared to the 66 percent of Democrats still demanding stricter gun control. However, even Democratic support for stricter gun control legislation is waning. Democratic support of harsher gun control has dropped 12 percentage points since February, when it stood at 78 percent.
Vice President Biden, who has led the charge f0r President Obama’s gun control proposals, argues that it is only a matter of time before gun control legislation is passed, because it’s what the American people want.
This seems to no longer be the case, now that gun control advocates are finding it more difficult to use the Newtown massacre to manipulate people’s emotions.
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that the assault weapons ban would be dropped from the Senate gun bill, arguing it had little chance of passing with the ban. The bill — which includes universal background checks — will most likely be introduced when the Senate reconvenes after the Easter recess.
New poll: Majority of Americans no longer back stricter gun control…
by Laura Byrne
Sorry, Joe Biden. A new poll says gun control is no longer “the will of the people” anymore.
According to a new CBS News poll released on Tuesday, support for stricter gun control has dropped 10 percent since December.
Only 47 percent still back increased gun control, compared to the 57 percent who supported it in December, immediately following the Sandy Hook shooting. Eleven percent of Americans are actually calling for fewer gun control laws. Thirty-nine percent think gun control laws should just be left alone.
This issue is still a partisan one, with more than 50 percent of Republicans agreeing that gun control laws should be left alone, compared to the 66 percent of Democrats still demanding stricter gun control. However, even Democratic support for stricter gun control legislation is waning. Democratic support of harsher gun control has dropped 12 percentage points since February, when it stood at 78 percent.
Vice President Biden, who has led the charge f0r President Obama’s gun control proposals, argues that it is only a matter of time before gun control legislation is passed, because it’s what the American people want.
This seems to no longer be the case, now that gun control advocates are finding it more difficult to use the Newtown massacre to manipulate people’s emotions.
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced that the assault weapons ban would be dropped from the Senate gun bill, arguing it had little chance of passing with the ban. The bill — which includes universal background checks — will most likely be introduced when the Senate reconvenes after the Easter recess.
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