Pew is providing all sorts of new polls lately -
Public attitudes on a pair of contentious national issues — gun control and abortion — have moved in a more conservative direction over the past year. In both cases, the changes have been driven in part by relatively large shifts among men, while opinions among women have not changed very much.
For the first time in a Pew Research survey, nearly as many people believe it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns (45%) than to control gun ownership (49%). As recently as a year ago, 58% said it was more important to control gun ownership while 37% said it was more important to protect the right to own guns.
May 2nd, 2009 11:27 am
8% looks like such a small number, but it is a move in the right direction!
May 2nd, 2009 12:42 pm
You are so right, Bitsy. I wouldn’t mind seeing an equal number of people turn the other way in the next 9 months. And so on after that. Perhaps then would could start the conversation of what to do about those that have them, even against the Law.