Numbers make all the difference. Here are the results of the most recent polls on gun control in the United States, taken over the weekend following the Sandy Hook school shooting . . .
What do you think is the best way to reduce gun violence in this country: by passing stricter gun control laws, or by stricter enforcement of existing laws?
- Stricter Laws: 32%
- Both: 8%
- Stricter Enforcement: 49%
- Neither: 7%
- Unsure: 3%
Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws in this country?
- Favor: 54%
- Oppose: 43%
- Unsure: 3%
Would you support or oppose a law requiring a nationwide ban on semi-automatic handguns, which automatically re-load every time the trigger is pulled?
- Support: 52%
- Oppose: 44%
- Unsure: 3%
Would you support or oppose a law requiring a nationwide ban on the sale of handguns, except to law enforcement officers?
- Support:27%
- Oppose: 71%
- Unsure: 2%
Would you support or oppose a law requiring a nationwide ban on high-capacity ammunition clips, meaning those containing more than 10 bullets?
- Support: 59%
- Oppose: 38%
- Unsure: 2%