The Times acknowledged the survey conducted by the Pew Research Center that polled 1507 adults from December 3rd to December 7th.
According to the NY Times:
The center said that it was the first time in two decades of its surveys on attitudes about firearms that a majority of Americans had expressed more support for gun ownership rights than for gun control.
Fifty-two percent of respondents said it was more important to protect gun ownership rights, and 46 percent said the priority should be controlled access to firearms.”
The NY Times also acknowledged that “African-Americans have become increasingly likely to believe that firearm ownership does more to protect people than it does to threaten an individual’s safety.”
The Pew Research Center survey also determined that 57% of Americans now believe that guns...