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Thedaytoday
2013 Jan 20, 8:23am
http://www.argojournal.com/2012/12/poll-watch-pppdaily-kosseiu-d-survey-on.html3
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Poll Watch: PPP/Daily Kos/SEIU (D) Survey on Gun Control
PPP/Daily Kos/SEIU (D) Poll on Gun Control
Would you support or oppose requiring a criminal background check before any purchase of a gun?
Support 92%
Oppose 6%
Would you support or oppose requiring a mental health examination before any purchase of a gun?
Support 63%
Oppose 28%
Would you support or oppose banning assault weapons?
Support 63%
Oppose 32%
Would you support or oppose banning the sale of guns and bullets over the Internet?
Support 69%
Oppose 26%
Would you support or oppose closing the so-called 'gun-show loophole,' which allows unlicensed dealers to sell guns at gun shows without performing criminal background checks?
Support 76%
Oppose 19%
Would you support or oppose prohibiting felons convicted of violent crimes from purchasing guns?
Support 94%
Oppose 5%
Would you support or oppose banning high-capacity magazines on guns - magazines capable of holding more than ten bullets?
Support 64%
Oppose 31%
Do you think assault weapons are necessary for hunting, or not?
They are necessary 18%
They are not 76%
Are you more or less interested in owning a gun today than you were before last week's shooting in Connecticut, or has there been no change in your level of interest?
More interested 22%
Less interested 30%
No change 47%
Do you think the answer to gun-related violence is more widespread gun ownership or tighter restrictions on gun ownership?
More widespread gun ownership 32%
Tighter restrictions on gun ownership 48%
Do you think the guns are a necessary check on government tyranny, or not?
They are a necessary check on tyranny 39%
They are not 40%
Survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted December 18-19, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points. Party ID: 37% Democrat; 32% Republican; 31% Independent/Other. Political views: 43% Moderate; 39% Conservative; 18% Liberal.
Thedaytoday
2013 Jan 20, 8:25am
Do you think the guns are a necessary check on government tyranny, or not?
They are a necessary check on tyranny 39%
They are not 40%
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday, ' I will be doing everything in my power' to block President Obama's gun-control proposals – despite polls showing support for gun control.
To the surprise of precisely no one within the Beltway, the Senate's top Republican on Saturday told people across his home state of Kentucky that – if he has his way – President Obama's gun-control proposals won't go anywhere.
In a taped phone call sent to Kentucky gun owners, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R) said: “Know that I will be doing everything in my power as Senate Republican leader, fighting tooth and nail, to protect your Second Amendment rights, so that law-abiding citizens such as yourself can properly and adequately protect yourself, your family, and your country.”
On Wednesday, Mr. Obama unveiled three proposals that he urged Congress to pass: mandatory background checks for all gun purchases, a ban on assault weapons, and a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2013/0120/Why-Republicans-defy-public-opinion-in-gun-control-fight-video
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