Support for “Assault Rifles” Ban at all time Low Gallup

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)-
Gallop released results of a poll taken on the 5-9 of October, 2016. The last time they had asked the question was in 2012. Support for a ban is the lowest it has ever been, since the question was first asked.

I am not surprised at the drop. It indicates that the population is becoming more educated about crime and “assault rifles”. Gallup notes that the drop in support for an “assault rifle” ban correlates with a general decline in trust in the government.

Historically, people who own guns have been far, far less in favor of placing more infringements on the Second Amendment. Many assume this is because they reasonably oppose more regulation on their activities, while people who do not own guns show a “free rider” effect. More regulation of something that you do not have does not impose an obvious and immediate personal cost to you. Part of what we are seeing is due to a significant rise in gun ownership, especially ownership of the rifles mentioned. Many millions have been sold in the period covered by the graph.

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