2 OUT OF 3 AMERICANS OPPOSE ASSAULT WEAPON BANS
A poll released this week by Gallup found the lowest support of a ban on firearms classified by some as “assault weapons” in the 20 years they have asked the question.
When asked, “Are you for or against a law which would make it illegal to manufacture, sell or possess semi-automatic guns known as assault rifles,” the pollster found just 36 percent of respondents were in favor. This is down from 44 percent in 2012 and the high of 57 percent who liked the concept in 1996 when Gallup first asked the question.
In the latest survey, part of Gallup’s 2016 Crime poll, a record 61 percent of respondents were opposed to the idea.
“Perhaps paradoxically, opposition toward a ban has increased against a backdrop of multiple mass shootings and terrorist attacks in which the perpetrators used assault rifles,” said the organization, using semantically incorrect terminology for the semi-automatic weapons. “These guns were used in high-profile incidents, including the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, California, and Orlando, and the mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado, and Newtown, Connecticut.”
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Source: http://www.guns.com/2016/10/27/gallup-nearly-2-out-of-3-americans-oppose-assault-weapon-ban/
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