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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Support for Gun Control Drops as Sales Skyrocket










Gallup finds gun-control support plummeted by 7 points

A new poll indicates support for stricter gun control laws fell significantly as Americans flocked to gun stores at a record pace in 2020.

Support for stricter gun laws fell by 7 percentage points from 2019, according to a poll released by Gallup on Monday. The drop comes as gun sales soar; 2020 has already set an all-time buying record with about 40 percent of sales going to first-time owners, according to industry estimates.

The combination of record gun sales and depressed support for gun control measures could signal trouble for potential actions by Joe Biden, who expressed support for a wide range of new restrictions during his presidential campaign. He advocated for a ban on online ammunition and gun sales, which skyrocketed during the pandemic, as well as expanded FBI background checks on private sales. His running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.), publicly supported the confiscation of AR-15s and other firearms during her presidential run, while Biden embraced a ban on new sales of the popular firearms, as well as many common magazines.

J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said Biden's window to pass new gun laws may close before he is even sworn in.

"I can easily see Senate Republicans using these trends in public opinion—and the fact that many Americans have become gun owners in 2020—to justify prioritizing other legislation," he told the Washington Free Beacon. "This would definitely make it harder for the Biden administration to...



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2 comments:

Ron Green said...

Can you imagine anyone in law enforcement going door to door demanding guns and ammo from law abiding citizens. How will that go with the de-funding of police departments?? The Left has lost their minds, here in Seattle and Portlandia the rioters have enjoyed the " Summer Of Love ". My new saying " I will not comply".

tsquared said...

Let me give you the bullets first, hear catch!