Right to bear arms, Support for banning handguns continues to fall in America

DESPITE electing an unusually liberal president, on at least one measure Americans are more conservative than at any time before. Public support for a ban on handguns has fallen to 28%, the lowest level in nearly 50 years, according to a new poll from Gallup. When Americans were first asked the question in 1959, 60% were in favour of introducing a law to ban handguns, but support has declined steadily. Enthusiasm for stricter laws relating to the sale of firearms is also ebbing, falling from 78% in 1990 to 44% today. Polls suggest that 43% believe laws should not be made tougher.





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Comment by Dee on October 16, 2009 at 4:47pm
lol...love the sign!
Comment by Anti Oligarch on October 16, 2009 at 3:26pm

From G Ed Griffin's Unfiltered News

The sign says: My next-door neighbor wants to ban all guns.

Their house is not armed.

Out of respect for their opinion, I promise not to use MY GUNS to protect them.

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