Majority polled says Trump, Congress not doing enough to stop mass shootings

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By LOUIS NELSON 02/20/2018 07:13 AM EST

More than three-quarters of respondents to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll said Congress is not doing enough to stop mass shootings, while just over 60 percent said the same of President Donald Trump.

The poll was conducted last week and over the weekend in the wake of a shooting at a Florida high school, where a former student opened fire and killed 17 people. Of those polled, 62 percent said Trump is not doing enough to prevent mass shootings in the U.S. and 77 percent said the same of Congress.

Fifty percent said they would support a nationwide ban on assault weapons, which are often the firearm used in mass shootings, while 46 percent said they would oppose such a ban. Fifty-eight percent of respondents to the poll said they believed stricter gun control laws could have prevented last week’s shooting, compared to 37 percent who said tighter laws would not have prevented it.

Fifty-one percent said the shooting could not have been prevented if teachers were allowed to carry guns, while 42 percent said such rules could have stopped it. More effective mental health screening and treatment could have stopped the shootings, 77 percent of respondents said.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/20/poll-trump-congress-mass-shootings-417114

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. arm teachers?

That 42% "could" in response to:

Q: (You may have heard about the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida this week.) Do you think this event could or could not have been prevented by allowing school teachers to carry guns?

worries me. That's too many people thinking teachers can switch from spelling bees to Rambo at the sound of an AR-15.