11-08-2017, 11:56 AM
Here's some Pew research results on public opinion related to gun laws by party.
There are many areas of gun policy that split the country, but majorities in both parties do come together to support several key gun control measures, according to a survey this spring from the Pew Research Center.
Broad majorities of more than eight in 10 Republicans and Democrats (and independents who lean toward each party) support blocking people who are mentally ill and people on federal no-fly or watch lists from buying guns.
Majorities also favor background checks for private and gun show sales, though the number of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents falls slightly to three in four on this potential policy.
And, though only by a slim margin among Republicans, majorities of both parties even back an assault weapons ban and creating a new federal database to track gun sales. (Support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents for these priorities remains around eight in 10, creating a broad gap between the two parties' support.)
Still, polls also show that, when asked a general question about whether to create stricter gun laws, most Republicans oppose that direction, while most Democrats support it. Despite multiple high-profile mass shootings over the last decade, Congress has not passed recent gun control legislation.
Democrats are much more likely to see gun violence as a very big problem, according to Pew's findings.
Questions on increasing the availability of guns -- like allowing concealed carry in more places and allowing teachers in schools to carry -- received the support of majorities of Republicans, but only about a quarter of Democrats.
More: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/politics/b...index.html
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The survey was taken in the Spring, even before the Vegas and Texas mass shootings.
There are many areas of gun policy that split the country, but majorities in both parties do come together to support several key gun control measures, according to a survey this spring from the Pew Research Center.
Broad majorities of more than eight in 10 Republicans and Democrats (and independents who lean toward each party) support blocking people who are mentally ill and people on federal no-fly or watch lists from buying guns.
Majorities also favor background checks for private and gun show sales, though the number of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents falls slightly to three in four on this potential policy.
And, though only by a slim margin among Republicans, majorities of both parties even back an assault weapons ban and creating a new federal database to track gun sales. (Support among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents for these priorities remains around eight in 10, creating a broad gap between the two parties' support.)
Still, polls also show that, when asked a general question about whether to create stricter gun laws, most Republicans oppose that direction, while most Democrats support it. Despite multiple high-profile mass shootings over the last decade, Congress has not passed recent gun control legislation.
Democrats are much more likely to see gun violence as a very big problem, according to Pew's findings.
Questions on increasing the availability of guns -- like allowing concealed carry in more places and allowing teachers in schools to carry -- received the support of majorities of Republicans, but only about a quarter of Democrats.
More: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/02/politics/b...index.html
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The survey was taken in the Spring, even before the Vegas and Texas mass shootings.