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The American public as a whole are much more likely to favor stricter gun laws than gun owners

American opinion about guns and gun control hasn’t changed much in the last five years, but the latest Economist/YouGov Poll provides new information about how the public – gun owners and non-gun owners alike – viewed gun restrictions while the trial of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado theater shooter was in its penalty phase.

There are some limitations that gun owners would accept: they are just as likely as the public overall to support preventing those with a history of mental illness from owning guns. James Holmes, the Aurora shooter, while judged sane under Colorado law (defined as knowing the difference between right and wrong) was under psychiatric treatment and had legally purchased weapons he used in the shootings.

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https://today.yougov.com/news/2015/08/10/two-thirds-back-national-gun-registry/