It seems that the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, The Violence Policy Center, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and our friends over at mikeb302000 continue to lose the battle for the hearts and minds of the American public. Gallup’s released their most recent poll on Americans’ attitudes towards legislative efforts to “tighten” U.S. gun laws. The verdict is clear enough: “Americans are holding firm to their record-low level of support for making gun laws stricter, with virtually no change from last year.” Unless the “kept as they are now” crowd can be frightened or mislead into supporting a change, the gun control movement is dead in the water. It would also appear that the gun rights groups are also stuck in stasis. That said . . .
Why America is Still Great: More People Own Guns and Dogs Than Cats
When something makes you smile. According to the latest researdch, about 45% of American households have guns. With some fluctuation. that number has been fairly steady for decades. That, of course, dependent on people actually answering honestly when a stranger tries to find out if they own guns (so the actual number is likely more … Read more