“Majorities Still Back Stricter Gun Laws, Assault Weapons Ban,” Gallup claimed Monday in a synopsis of its Oct. 1-12 Crime poll. “Support for a ban on handguns in the U.S. has dropped to a near-record low.”
56% want more gun control. 52% want an “assault weapon” ban. But only 20% want a handgun ban.
That last bit sounds like a bright spot, and we’ll get back to it. But before we do, we ought to look at who the respondents were and what they were being asked — and also examine if the questions were fair ones that considered what those polled actually knew as opposed to what they believed because it’s what they’ve been told by political, media, and activist influencers with a vested interest.
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