Americans say Leave Guns Alone by Dave Workman
Date: Jul 2, 2007 7:13 AM
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The New GUN WEEK, July 1, 2007
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Americans say Leave Guns Alone
by Dave Workman
Senior Editor

A majority of Americans believe current gun laws should
remain as they are, and that stronger gun control laws are
not necessary, even after the Virginia Tech massacre,
according to the results of a recent Rasmussen poll.

The poll marks a surprising turnaround in public opinion on
gun laws. Shortly after the Virginia Tech shooting, a
Rasmussen poll found only 37% of the respondents opposed to
tougher new gun laws.

Rasmussen conducted a national telephone survey that found
49% of the respondents saying the country does not need
stricter gun laws, while only 43% now support tougher gun
laws. The poil contacted 1,000 Americans on May 29-30 and
has a 3% plus/minus margin of error.

According to Rasmussen Reports, there is a ?huge gender gap?
on the gun issue. Men are decidedly against new gun
controls by a 2:1 margin (64% to 32%) while women support
new gun laws by a 52-36% margin.

As might be expected, there is also a major partisan split
on the gun issue. Among Democrats, 58% want tougher gun
laws, with 34% of the acknowledged Democrats opposing
stricter laws. On the Republican side, it was a 69-22% tilt
against tougher gun laws, the Rasmussen survey revealed.

The poll found that respondents who are not affiliated with
either major party are evenly split on the gun issue.

Forty-five percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of
the National Rifle Association, while 33% are not NRA fans.

Forty percent of the respondents said tougher gun laws will
have no impact on violent crime, while 37% believe tougher
gun laws would reduce violent crime, and 16% believe violent
crime will actually rise with more restrictions on gun
rights.

Following the Virginia Tech incident, Rasmussen Reports
found 45% of American adults thought the nation needs
tougher gun laws. That number slipped 8% with the more
recent poll.

That earlier poli also found 39% of the respondents saying
tougher gun laws are not needed. That position gained a
stunning 10% shift away from tough gun laws with the more
recent poll.

The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !