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

Politics, Pandemic, and Crime Have Convinced Americans Gun Rights are More Important Than Ever

By Larry Keane New polling confirms Americans are increasingly rejecting gun control calls amidst circumstances that have left them feeling exposed to danger and unsafe in their communities. Americans, by the millions, have turned those anxieties into empowerment by purchasing a firearm, exercising their Second Amendment right for protection and rejecting gun control politicians and … Read more

Bad News For Gun Control True Believers: Barely 1% of Americans See Guns as Most Important Problem Facing America

Gallup released a story last week noting that 23% of Americans viewed illegal immigration as the nation’s biggest problem. Meanwhile, barely 1% of Americans mentioned “gun violence” or gun control as among our biggest national problems. Here’s Gallup’s news release going into the weekend, released on Friday where it got minimal publicity. New High in … Read more

Gallup: 6 in 10 Americans Want Stricter Gun Control Laws

“Sixty-one percent of Americans favor stricter laws on the sale of firearms, down modestly from March, when 67% said this shortly after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting on Feb. 14. The current reading is similar to the 60% measured last fall after the Las Vegas mass shooting. Along with March, it reflects the highest percentage … Read more

Support for Stricter Gun Control Hits a New Low

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 . . .

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