Wow, this just in, Americans DO want their borders enforced! What a shocking development!
Yeah, go figure...who'd a thunk it?
Posted on 09/12/2005 1:21:28 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
Second Amendment Foundation: Zogby Poll Shows Americans Favor Border Control Over Gun Control
9/12/2005 3:11:00 PM
To: National Desk
BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- By a three-to-one margin, American citizens think border control is far more important to national security and fighting crime than gun control, a nationwide Zogby survey has revealed.
The survey, commissioned by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), found that 70 percent of the respondents believe border control is more important, while only 23 percent favor more gun control. Seven percent of the respondents were undecided. The survey was conducted Sept. 6-7, by randomly contacting more than 1,150 households around the country. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.9 percent, Zogby said.
"An overwhelming majority of American citizens think it is far more important to stop the flood of illegal aliens into this country than it is to restrict the rights of law-abiding gun owners," said SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb. "Disarming American citizens is not now, and never has been the solution to violent crime, especially when it appears that a growing number of those violent crimes are being committed by people who are in this country illegally."
According to the Zogby survey, a majority of respondents in every sub-group -- including 60 percent or more in most groups -- says border control is more effective than gun control. Those most likely to agree include three-fourths or more of residents of rural areas, people with annual household income of $15,000- $34,999, high school graduates, and those with some college education, and four-fifths or more of Republicans, 18-29 year- olds, and Born-again Christians, the survey revealed.
People with household income less than $15,000 (38 percent) are more likely to support gun control, the survey said. Approximately one-third of Democrats, Hispanics, single adults, and residents of large cities agree, as do 28 percent each of college graduates and residents of the West region.
"Even those in categories that lean more favorably toward gun control are in the minority, according to the results of this survey," Gottlieb noted. "The results are pretty clear. Americans believe their constitutional right to bear arms should be protected, and that illegal immigration must be controlled, not the other way around."
The Second Amendment Foundation -- http://www.saf.org -- is the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 600,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
Anybody else?
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By a three-to-one margin, American citizens think border control is far more important to national security and fighting crime than gun control, a nationwide Zogby survey has revealed.
Some good news today.
What? Gun control versus Border control??? What does the price of pork chops have to do when you go to work??
Who in the heck came up with that stupid poll -- talk about comparing apples and oranges??
I think Zogby has lost it totally.
Looks like SAF commissioned the poll. But I agree with you.
The right to bear arms does nobody any good (they would be gone) without something to protect - like a nation.
Get used to it.
Welcome to the North American Community.
Those aren't Mexican soldiers, they are Canexicanamerican soldiers.
The right to bear arms does nobody any good (they would be gone) without something to protect - like a nation.
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Or to protect your life, or your fellow man against a tyrannical government, the reason behind the Second Amendment...
By a three-to-one margin, American citizens think border control is far more important to national security and fighting crime than gun control, a nationwide Zogby survey has revealed.
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I'm more worried about gun control... I'm in favor of relaxation of immigration control, with stricter monitoring and documention of immigrants.
I don't like it because I don't see a legitimate reason for them being here. It's a PR stunt plain and simple.
We saw where the gumint *really* stands on 2nd Amendment rights in the wake of Katrina, IMHO.
Wow, this just in, Americans DO want their borders enforced! What a shocking development!
(Dripping sarcasm off)
What was your reaction when you heard the President authorized foreign Military deployments on U.S. soil (Mexican troops deploy to Texas, Sept., 2005)?
Wow, this just in, Americans DO want their borders enforced! What a shocking development!
Yeah, go figure...who'd a thunk it?
RE: "Who in the heck came up with that stupid poll -- talk about comparing apples and oranges?? "
I believe the SAF is issuing a "shot across the bow" of the Democrat Senators that they had better stop opposing the "Lawful commerce in Arms" bill because compared to the border issue, supporting gun control is not going to buy them any votes.
It is a bit of an obscure argument, but these voting group size polls are not lost on politicians.
FOLKS ITS ZOGBY!!!!
Im not gonna change my mind just cause he says what i like
NO BRAINER!
(Is there an FR graphic for no brainers?)
"What? Gun control versus Border control??? What does the price of pork chops have to do when you go to work?? "
Not at all - these are 2 different measures that have been touted as reducing crime. They are asking which people think would be more effective.
It's worse than that. It's a triumphalist, in your face provocation by the Mexican government to send a message: "We can come onto your land when we want, armed or not, and you can do nothing about it. Even your own government is against you".
If you are aggressive and you want to win, you have to demoralize your opponents. That's what their little strutting parade is all about. They could have sent civilian trucks. But they sensed an opportunity to jam it to Los Gringos, so they did.
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