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.
What pollsters aren't hacks?
Looks like the maybe they figured out we need guns on the border. ;>)
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Actually it would be an excellent incentive program to discourage illegals...and I would almost guarantee it would work...
You tool Zogby. We want illegals out and we want our guns. Get it? Put that in your Palestinian Authority schill pipe and smoke it.
Well, are you? You're asking yourself a question. hahaha.
I know what you meant. Let's just say that I'm every bit as thrilled to have Mexican troops here as I was to have the U.N. sending people to watch over our elections.
And yes I think this is just a PR stunt. We don't need them here anymore then those U.N. corksocking scumbags.
This poll is good news and down the road the majorities will be even greater.
Yes, glad to hear there are others out there furious about the Mex army on U.S. soil. But it makes awful sense. A de-nationalized elite will reduce a nation to an economic proposition...at which point the borders simply get in the way of doing business. That is where we are today. Seems obvious the natural evolution of the multicultural society is to become unable to express nationalism. Multiculturalism has got to go or else we are staring at the North American Security and Economic Zone and the end of American sovereignty.
We need 1) secure borders 2) an immigration timeout such as has been done in the past 3) deportation of all illegals 4) drastic cutback of visa workers 5) forced assimilation in public schools 6) end of affirmative action for immigrants. What are the odds?
Isn't Zogby one of these Clintonian boot-licking liberal pukes?
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Support our Minutemen Patriots!
Be Ever Vigilant ~ Bump!
I am not happy about it. What really upsets me is their unreported trips into this country escorting loads of drugs.
ping
Jorge Arbusto has made that very clear to America. Why is he letting Vinnie Fox run the show? The outrage against the Bush administration is growing, growing, growing.
Yes, I object to Mexican troops on American soil. There is no excuse for it.
BTTT
Because of Muhammed al Zogby's great talent for wording questions so as to elicit the desired responses?
Hmmm?
Just explain one thing to me, don't be in a hurry, take as long as you want, but...
HOW could immigration "control" be any more relaxed than it is right NOW???
I want my right to keep and bear arms, and I want the goddamn government to contol the borders. 2 things. Not either, or.
One "big" America from Canada to Mexico (FTAA). Open borders, free-for-all. Already discussed (and probably decided by Bush, Fox and Martin) against the wishes of America.
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