Is Support For Gun Control Going Up Or Down Or Staying The Same?

By Tom Knighton

Earlier today, Cam wrote about yet another poll regarding the public’s support for gun control. We hear a lot about these polls lately. A lot of people look at those as evidence that the public wants gun control and we simply have to pass it, democracy demands it.

However, is that right? Is the public demanding it?

More importantly, though, is that support growing or shrinking?

Well, I’ve offered up my own thoughts before, but that’s been based on a mere cursory look at the information. Over at the Washington Free Beacon, superstar Stephen Gutowski took a more detailed look. What he found is fascinating.

Two new polls show support for most gun control proposals has receded or remained constant despite a spate of mass shootings.

Polls from Quinnipiac University and an ABC News/Washington Post partnership asked about the gun control debate in America and specific gun control proposals. Both polls showed a general downward trend in support for new gun control measures even in the immediate aftermath of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

Neither poll found heightened enthusiasm for any gun control proposal which had been polled more than twice. Instead, they found support for gun control policies either relatively stable …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms