GGJohn
GGJohn's JournalThis Is Where Likely 2016 Voters Draw The Line On Gun Rights - HuffPo
X-posted from the other group.
The poll, shared first with The Huffington Post and conducted on behalf of Everytown for Gun Safety, a coalition of gun control groups, was done to assess public attitudes toward carrying concealed weapons. The issue is a timely one, as three state legislatures -- in West Virginia, Kansas and Montana -- are considering rolling back some of their permit requirements.
Everytown found that 88 percent of likely 2016 voters oppose concealed carry without a permit, and 57 percent of voters said they would be less likely to support a candidate who voted to allow concealed carry without a permit.
The poll did find that a majority of voters support allowing concealed carry in public, with the strongest support among Republicans, conservatives and rural voters. While the issue of concealed carry did produce some cleavages -- 62 percent of white voters support it, while majorities of African-American and Latino voters do not -- what wasn't controversial was the concept that one must obtain a permit to carry. Even 80 percent of Republicans and 80 percent of gun owners opposed concealed carry without a permit.
Everytown Chief Strategy Officer Brina Milikowsky told HuffPost that the group's polling results made it "overwhelmingly clear" that Americans "strongly oppose" concealed carry without any training, which often is a part of the permit process.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/18/gun-laws-public-opinion-_n_6889262.html
Yeah, like I'm going to believe ANY poll commissioned by Everytown, which is financed by Bloomberg.
Here in AZ, permitless concealed carry isn't controversial at all, it's accepted as a fact of every day life.
America has more guns in fewer hands than ever before
X posted from other group.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/05/america-has-more-guns-in-fewer-hands-than-ever-before%E2%80%8B/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=
Problem with this is that it can't be proven that there are less homes with firearms in them, more than likely, more and more firearms owners are refusing to admit that they do have a firearm to an anonymous person on the phone, in person, on an internet poll.
I know that if some stranger asked me if I had a firearm in the home, I'd say no.
The controllers love to trot out these bogus polls to try to prove their contention that less citizens now own guns, but judging by all the new FOID's issued by the Illinois State Police after their new CCW law passed, their claims are bullshit.
Annual Gun Law Score Card - 2014
X-posted from GCRA.
http://gunlawscorecard.org/
Every year, more than 30,000 Americans die from gun violence. But theres more to the story. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence has been fighting for smart gun laws for over 20 years, and weve noticed a trend: the states with stronger gun regulation have lower gun death rates, and the states with weaker regulation have higher gun death rates.
By grading all 50 states on their gun laws and showing the clear correlation between smart gun laws and reduced gun violence, we can encourage state legislators to adopt the common-sense solutions that will save lives. And not just at homewe found that states with the weakest gun laws are also responsible for trafficking the most crime guns.
The good news is that theres been tremendous progress. Since the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook in 2012, 37 states have passed an unprecedented 99 laws strengthening gun regulation. Ten states have enacted major overhauls.
We grade the states each year to urge our leaders to build on the momentum for smart gun laws in America, stand up to the gun lobby, and not rest until the entire country has an A+.
Makes me proud that my state of AZ scored an F.
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