Thursday, January 31, 2013

Pennsylvanians for Gun Control

Reuters
Gun control is generally a tough sell in Pennsylvania - a Republican-ruled state with a large rural population - but a new poll suggests strong support for some measures, especially universal background checks on gun buyers.

A Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday found that voters in the state support requiring background checks for all gun purchases by a margin of 95 to 5.

Six in 10 voters in the Keystone State also favor a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons, while nearly as many support a ban on the sale of magazines with more than 10 rounds, the poll found.

3 comments:

  1. Would you show the source if the votes, if it's biased then makes sense. Seeing as how there's more pro gunners then anti gunners. I admit it could just be in that place but votes are this kind are never fair and that's on both sides.

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    1. What this shows is that many gun owners agree with the gun control side of the argument.

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  2. Except that when this matter comes up for a vote, not a poll, gun control fails in most states. Sure, there are some Uncle Tom gun owners, but there are also people who don't own guns who also support rights.

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