38% of Americans still favor stricter gun control laws

[uyoga]

What is the matter with these people??

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/38_favor_stricter_gun_control_50_oppose

[J.D.Allen]

Dude, it's a religion.

[yellowfin]

I'd venture that 2/3 of them don't know what the existing laws even are.

[ALSystems]

In any poll, there is a minimum of 15% who are complete fools.

Don't forget the fool percentage in this poll.

[CitaDeL]

To anti-gunners, 38% is an overwhelming majority. You can't argue with their facts.

[leadstorm]

I'd venture that 2/3 of them don't know what the existing laws even are.

Ding, ding, ding!

Consider the Greatest Generation as one example. While there are many who grew up with guns and used them without much ado, they also are the ones who had bigger fish to fry - they worried about the Cold War, giving their children a better life than they had, etc...and guns/shooting were simply not a political issue (or even a prevalent issue) for most. GCA '68 came to be while they were in their prime. As a whole, guns and related issues were not passed on as a priority to their kids (Baby Boomers). That's obviously a generalization, so treat it as such - but the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers combined are an enormous demographic in this country today.

My grandfather grew up poor in rural Missouri, hunted quail/rabbits and sold them to a local restaurant as a teen, served in WWII, Korea, and retired as an E-9 (Navy Corpsman attached to Marines) when Vietnam was ramping up (1966). He and my grandmother now winter in Florida. There was a shooting about two years ago in their retirement community, and my grandpa says, "I don't think that guy's gun was even registered!" I just let it go...

[NoJoke]

In any poll, there is a minimum of 38% who are complete fools.

Don't forget the fool percentage in this poll.

fixed

[MontClaire]

38% of what exactly and who's paying for the survey and who makes sure there are no fakes on it? Take 38% of all America, every single respondent then we can debate.

[ccmc]

He and my grandmother now winter in Florida. There was a shooting about two years ago in their retirement community, and my grandpa says, "I don't think that guy's gun was even registered!" I just let it go...

Florida doesn't register guns, but your grandfather sounds like he's earned the right not to be corrected even when he's wrong.

[Beemerguy]

In another poll: 38% of Americans have not been the victim of a crime.

[leadstorm]

Florida doesn't register guns, but your grandfather sounds like he's earned the right not to be corrected even when he's wrong.

Yep, that was my point. He's no stranger to guns, lives in a free state, and has no clue about the actual laws there. He's not alone in that.

As far as me correcting him, there was little value in me doing so, so I didn't. We quickly went back to him enjoying the company of his great grandson.

[Steveo8]

You all miss the big picture. Based on this survey 62% are opposed to stricter gun control laws!!!!!!!!!!

[yellowfin]

You all miss the big picture. Based on this survey 62% are opposed to stricter gun control laws!!!!!!!!!!

The point we're making is that it shouldn't even be that close, more like 95% opposed, and that even the slightest plausibility of there being anything remotely resembling 38% for them addresses a serious problem.

[DannyInSoCal]

50% lie factor -

Besides studies show that 87.654321% of all internet "facts/statistics/polls" are made-up

[Joewy]

Some friends of mine were holy rolling anti gun brady fundraising idiots until they got robbed in their own home.
Now they pack every where tyey go and moved from San Francisco to Wyoming.

They say Anti gun people are people who just haven been victimized yet.