Posted on 05/03/2023 6:34:08 PM PDT by DoodleBob
After a series of mass shootings this spring, including the killing of several students at a private Christian school in Tennessee, voters would prefer focusing on specific gun control measures rather than arming citizens to reduce gun violence.
A new Fox News Poll finds most voters favor the following proposals:
-- Requiring criminal background checks on all gun buyers (87%)
-- Improving enforcement of existing gun laws (81%)
-- Raising the legal age to buy a gun to 21 (81%)
-- Requiring mental health checks on gun buyers (80%)
-- Allowing police to take guns from those considered a danger to themselves or others (80%)
-- Requiring a 30-day waiting period for all gun purchases (77%)
Another 6 in 10 favor banning assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons (61%). On Tuesday, Washington became the 10th state to institute a general ban on assault weapon sales.
While nearly half would encourage more citizens to carry guns to defend against attackers (45%), a slim majority is opposed (52%).
Democrats and Republicans mostly agree on specific gun measures, however there is a deep divide on the banning of assault weapons and equipping citizens with guns. For instance, 84% of Democrats favor banning assault weapons while just 36% of Republicans say the same, and just 27% of Democrats favor citizens carrying guns while twice as many Republicans prefer it (61%).
At least half of gun-owning households favor each of the gun proposals tested.
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I worry about people saying mean stuff. Sensible restrictions on the First Amendment are an obvious solution.
SwampFOX DEVIOUS poll! CNN=FOX
Disarm ‘Rats, ‘Rat supporters and ‘Rat clients and the problem is largely resolved.
Worried about guns but not the illegal invaders gunning down our citizens. FOXpukes how about taking a poll over the murders rushing our borders and breaking our laws?!
self defense is self defense
quit preventing people from being able to
defend themselves
repeal gun free zones
And that is why folks are dropping FOX.
I see Fox News has gone full leftist now.
Faux
They don't tell you that only 1 percent (or so) can even tell you what a "semi-automatic weapon" is, much less an "assault rifle."
But hey, it's Fox, so -- WhatEv.
I trust NOTHING Fox says ANYMORE, all you need to do is LOOK at the massive number of gun owners in this country AND it is growing in DROVES everyday!! Fox = BS!!!
Remember to be equally skeptical when a Fox poll surfaces that asserts Trump has a big lead in the GOP primary and in the general 2024 election vs. Biden.
Those polls would be equally suspect — right?
Ping.
Ping.
Leftist taught journalists and broadcasters run a poll pushing milling the Bill of Rights — why is this surprising to anyone. They lie and they can ESAD.
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