Climate update 8/12/19

We will never be able to undo the permanent damage caused by Trump’s unwillingness to deal with climate change.

Al Gore tells @jonkarl "I thought it was worth trying," meeting with Donald Trump on climate change: "I did think at the time that there was a chance he might change on climate when presented with the facts. I was clearly wrong about that." https://t.co/PDM6tjcB5y pic.twitter.com/pIT20Ld6KJ
— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2019

Food will become scarcer, grocery prices will spike and crops will lose their nutritional value due to the climate crisis, UN report says https://t.co/5z0tlMyXxq
— CNN (@CNN) August 12, 2019

The window for averting a climate-driven food crisis is closing rapidly, a major UN report warnshttps://t.co/5cQiMQkJtv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 10, 2019

There will undoubtedly be more pleas for forgiveness from Republicans and others who once denied the climate crisis unfolding before their eyes. https://t.co/OobfuzJ3Kl
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) August 9, 2019

Climate change is taking a bigger toll on our food, water, and land than we realized https://t.co/yvnqTXeYFN
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 8, 2019

Climate change made the stifling heat that enveloped parts of Europe last week much more likely and hotter, researchers said https://t.co/UOfeUytgmW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 3, 2019

A Republican polling firm found that for younger Republicans, “climate change is their most important issue” and called the numbers “concerning” for the party’s future. @lffriedman https://t.co/UMHeYVjcoH
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) August 2, 2019

Greenland's ice sheet just lost 11 billion tons of ice — equivalent to 4.4 million Olympic swimming pools — in one day https://t.co/h5kRrtLhMU
— CNN (@CNN) August 2, 2019

If you didn't see this when it posted yesterday, you might want to watch it now https://t.co/27D8PP1FMV
— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 2, 2019

Our new UN Ambassador is lying to the world about climate change while we run out of time to do something about it.

Our children and grandchildren will pay the price for these lies. https://t.co/FLI3JpTfUz
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 2, 2019

In the past, climate change seemed like a problem for the future — bad things would happen, maybe, but not until like 2070.
That was wrong.
Today, Greenland is melting at the rate once projected for 2070. https://t.co/ZtK2gq6uoQ
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 1, 2019

The White House may have blocked Dr. Schoonover from submitting his testimony on climate change when I invited him to @HouseIntel,

But Trump's dangerous climate denialism won't change the facts:

Climate change poses a serious danger to national security that we can’t ignore. https://t.co/rz2WhijQOC
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 30, 2019

This week, 40 billion tons of ice will melt in Greenland as the European heat wave moves north — enough to measurably raise global sea levels.

This single heat wave will create a permanent change in our oceans that will linger for millennia.

We are in a climate emergency. https://t.co/ypkH6093aU
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) July 29, 2019

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— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) August 14, 2019

Trump’s racist comments at the Ross fundraiser

Just typical Trump – praising our enemies and mocking our allies. I’m sure Putin is happy. These tweets concern his comments at the Ross fundraiser for him.

Trump on Kim: “People say he only smiles when he sees me.” https://t.co/ixIzzPyhsT
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) August 11, 2019

"Talking about South Korea, Trump said it makes great TVs & has a thriving economy, 'So why are we paying for their defense…' He then mimicked the accent of the leader Moon Jae-in while describing how he caved in to Trump’s tough negotiations."https://t.co/ZKb2eJA8Tu
— Elise Hu (@elisewho) August 11, 2019

Amazing that this has to be said in 2019 but mimicking Asian accents is, indeed, racist. https://t.co/fvDQipEGAn
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) August 10, 2019

At the fundraiser at Steve Ross's house, the president talked about trying for a deal on background checks and China, per an attendee. He said, per attendee, there will be a deal and the senate doesn't have to return because the leadership will mutually agree on a deal … 1/
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 9, 2019

He should be nervous. Related is not a normal real estate development company. Its strategy is built around lifestyle brands that rely on an emotional relationship to the customer. It's dangerous for them to become politicized, especially in Trump's direction. https://t.co/lSn4kxxD85
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) August 9, 2019

He had the fundraiser anyway.

"The controversy makes Steve Ross hotter." Trump
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) August 9, 2019

Trump administration killing off science units at Agriculture Department

It’s part of their war on government, facts, and science.

Read this about the Trump Admin killing off the science units at the Agriculture Dept. Termination notices are apparently going out now — most of these units will lose almost all their staff. Decades of priceless high-level scientific expertise, all off-loaded indiscriminately: https://t.co/piE1PjLH7e
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 8, 2019

How did “drain the swamp” come to mean pardon Blagojevich and fire all the scientists https://t.co/Sv5284yBPQ
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) August 9, 2019

At the same time that Trump has destroyed the Agriculture Department's science research division. https://t.co/uAgbSz0qa7
— Diana Butler Bass (@dianabutlerbass) August 8, 2019

https://t.co/UvjwghrbTu
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 30, 2019

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials made a behind-the scenes-effort last year to cast doubt on a study co-authored by two University of Washington researchers about how climate change would affect the nutrients in rice. https://t.co/64NMYAskqN
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) August 11, 2019

Net farm income has fallen 45% since a high of $123.4 billion in 2013 to about $63 billion last year, according to the US Department of Agriculture. https://t.co/2GyLUE4bgc
— EssenViews (@essenviews) August 11, 2019

While Trump's aid to farmers will help the sector in the short term, the level of subsidies threatens to prompt further and future trade actions against U.S. agriculture

By Joe Glauber, former USDA chief economisthttps://t.co/POu0F1jshl
— Chad P. Bown (@ChadBown) August 6, 2019

USDA shrinks buyout packages for employees who won't relocate to Kansas City https://t.co/FuMR6MrhrF pic.twitter.com/QMij7SJsVo
— Janet Shan (@hinterlandg) August 20, 2019

Return the @USDA science & research division to D.C. and hire back the experts that were fired or forced to resign.#EndtheGOPWarOnScience https://t.co/juCvExx2C8
— Nicolas Falacci (@NickFalacci) February 2, 2021

Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax

It’s real.

Long Johns Silver's will no longer advertise on Fox News after Tucker Carlson insisted that white supremacy is "a hoax." Nestle and HelloFresh also said they will no longer run ads during Carlson's show. https://t.co/onhqmTLTlo
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 10, 2019

Oh, for fuck's sake.

Kellyanne Conway defends Tucker Carlson, says white supremacy gets "outsized coverage" compared to Antifa https://t.co/VYbIW4nqio
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 9, 2019

Former Head of KKK Supports Tucker Carlson for White Supremacy 'Hoax’ ⁦@TuckerCarlson⁩ must be so proud https://t.co/Sqhni1BYyv
— Al Roker (@alroker) August 8, 2019

"Fox News airs segments on how white supremacy doesn't exist in between segments on the 'Hispanic invasion' and the 'gypsy menace.'"@AdamSerwer on Tucker Carlson falsely saying that white nationalism is a 'hoax.' #Hardball pic.twitter.com/cFtaG8JIeD
— Hardball (@hardball) August 7, 2019

Total silence. One of the Fox board members, former Telemundo CEO Roland Hernandez, actually abruptly hung up on me when I phoned him and started to ask about Tucker’s comments. https://t.co/Xr19oQG83h
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 8, 2019

White nationalist in the State Department

A U.S. State Department official oversaw the Washington D.C.-area chapter of a white nationalist organization, @Hatewatch has determined.

Read my investigation here: https://t.co/bEPRvmhcqW
— Michael Edison Hayden (@MichaelEHayden) August 7, 2019

Trump’s businesses still employ undocumented immigrants

Running list of @realDonaldTrump biz's that used undocumented labor:
-Bedminster golf club
-Westchester club
-Colts Neck club
-Philly club
-Hudson Valley club
-Doral club
-Virginia club
-Bronx club
-Trump Winery… https://t.co/cAAQwiRrkN
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 9, 2019

You cannot both profit from the labor of undocumented immigrants, and fear-monger for political gain. Which will it be, @realDonaldTrump ? https://t.co/dLoqwBLU8Z
— Jeanne Dufort (@dufort_jeanne) August 10, 2019

.@realDonaldTrump is now at his Bedminster club, which was built and maintained by dozens of undocumented immigrants. Their story: https://t.co/QOZBtFK5JB
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 10, 2019

ICE says it can't comment about whether it's ever audited/investigated @realdonaldtrump's companies. We've never found any evidence it has. https://t.co/LwqC2Ig4C9
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 9, 2019

Since January, a team of Post reporters led by @partlowj @fahrenthold @oconnellpostbiz @nickmiroff having been examining how much Trump’s private company has relied on undocumented workers, even as he has been railing against illegal immigration.
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) August 9, 2019

Exclusive: The Trump Organization pledged to scrutinize the legal status of its employees.

But a little-known company owned by the president continues to use undocumented workers for projects on his properties, according to past and current crew members. https://t.co/5m6SUuy7FT
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 9, 2019

Trump is playing dumb about the undocumented workers at his golf club, but he has a long history of hiring them. @paulwaldman1 has the rundown:https://t.co/HOJdy0kvLy
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 5, 2019

Very interesting exchange between @JakeTapper and CBP acting chief Mark Morgan on why there haven’t been any raids on President Trump’s companies despite the many reports that they employ people in the U.S. illegally.

On @CNNSotu today 👇 pic.twitter.com/yvvj9tXrIa
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 11, 2019

I don’t think Republicans/NRA will allow any gun bills to become law

Even though there is public support for gun safety laws such as universal background checks and banning assault weapons, nothing will get done because of the Republicans and the NRA. Trump talks like he’ll do something but he’s caved in before. If anything does get done, it will be for show and it will be very minor.

If states do things, conservative judges could strike their laws down.

Gun rights groups are pleased with President Trump’s appointees to the federal courts, while gun control advocates worry about the future of strict state firearms laws. From @ThompsonDon. https://t.co/316olSPLC6
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 10, 2019

of the 40 deadliest US mass shootings since 1949 (8 or more people killed):

–7 occurred in the 10 years before US enacted assault weapons ban

–2 occurred in the 10 years assault weapons ban was in effect

–26 have occurred in the 15 years since assault weapons ban expired
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 8, 2019

An @axios Vitals chart shows how @NRA supporters in Congress blocked federal money from going to research gun violence. As much money goes to study drowning, even though guns kill far more people. For better policy, we need to approach guns as a public health issue. pic.twitter.com/gROwAkgQq3
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) August 9, 2019

After the Sandy Hook massacre Obama did a small background check measure through executive action and undoing it was one of Trump’s first moves as president https://t.co/SAaIZmbM3U
— Arthur Delaney (@ArthurDelaneyHP) August 7, 2019

Donald Trump said “there is no political appetite” for an assault-weapons ban “at this moment.”

Voters — including the majority of GOP voters — disagreehttps://t.co/EkUava2boZ
— POLITICO (@politico) August 7, 2019

These maps are incredible https://t.co/zJkdXKuVSO
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 7, 2019

President Trump said his administration has done “much more than most” to help curb mass shootings. But his administration has actually eased gun restrictions. https://t.co/b5e5wY8jtF
— POLITICO (@politico) August 7, 2019

Trump: NRA will get a say in gun-control legislation https://t.co/2tbbW610z6
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 9, 2019

The NRA, which spent more than $30 million to elect President Trump, has warned Trump he may lose support in the coming election if he supports expanding background checks for gun purchases https://t.co/SqJnTllGQP
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 8, 2019

Trump spreads conspiracy theory about Epstein’s death

He retweeted nonsense that blamed the Clintons. Bots are picking up on it, too. This is disgusting but typical for Trump. I don’t trust Barr to do a complete and fair investigation.

As Epstein conspiracy theories abound, remember this is about both partisan politics & broader loss of confidence in govt. When I was in the Middle East (the former conspiracy theory capital) that was the fuel: folks didn’t trust authorities so assumed a plot behind every event
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 10, 2019

The right is going to think the left is responsible for Epstein’s death and vice versa.

But simple fact is the left did NOT have physical control of Epstein’s person. Bill Barr did.

FACT! Pure and simple. FACT! And no one had more to lose from Epstein talking than 45. NO ONE!
— Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) August 10, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein has turned everyone into a conspiracy theorist. My piece on a very strange Saturday, and why paranoia seems inevitable now: https://t.co/jzMEVv0CoS
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) August 11, 2019

The most prominent conspiracy-monger is the man you support as president of the United States. Why don’t you start there? https://t.co/ZVo6h0Vs94
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) August 10, 2019

Hey @realDonaldTrump, you were friends with Jeffrey Epstein and were at parties with him. His death happened under your watch. Before you tweet out conspiracy theories, you may want to first talk with your AG Bill Barr and your head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. https://t.co/YZXV8oaAKS
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 10, 2019

Trump amplifies Epstein conspiracy theories on social mediahttps://t.co/pkXWdrYZ07
— POLITICO (@politico) August 10, 2019

With his retweets of those vile anti-Clinton conspiracy theories, Trump gave permission — or perhaps even, in effect, assigned — his supporters in right-wing media to go full steam ahead with that narrative.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 10, 2019

President Trump now retweeting his apparent favorite Epstein conspiracy theory. Epstein was in US custody. The president has the ability to find out what actually happened from those who work for him if he so chooses. Or he can retweet this without evidence. https://t.co/3g8kvpSuUz
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) August 10, 2019

It is unfathomable to me that a President of the United States would retweet this. Literally unfathomable. It would be outrageous for even a member of a local city council, let alone from the person who is to Take Care that the Laws be Faithfully Executed. pic.twitter.com/wx7FCdnmp2
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) August 10, 2019

Uh huh, The Russian Trumpbots are working hard to make sure ClintonBodyCount is trending.#TrumpBodyCount #TrumpEpstein pic.twitter.com/ygB6vjBTCP
— Wayne's The Name!!!✝️🤚🏾🇺🇸 (@EngineerMinded) August 10, 2019

The president retweeted this. So, here we are. https://t.co/aaGhvOYTLo
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 10, 2019

The Epstein saga is a perfect example of why conspiracy theories have such a stranglehold on so many people right now. It’s confirmation that the world often works exactly the way people have always suspected — that the rich and powerful and connected will always win in the end.
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) August 10, 2019

Don Barr (Bill Barr's dad) hired Jeffrey Epstein to teach at Dalton school.

Feds release docs a few days ago implicating Dems (but not Trump! Surprised?) w/ Epstein.

Bill Barr runs the DOJ, so runs the prison where Epstein died; Barr now runs the death investigation.

Dots?
— Thom Hartmann (@Thom_Hartmann) August 10, 2019

Exactly. Well that and his history of greasing pardons for the Iran Contra crew…and getting called The Coverup General by conservative writer William Safire for tidying up Iraqgate…and not recusing on the Epstein fed case…and behaving like 'the hand to the king' not the AG. https://t.co/2QBvQJJ5es
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 10, 2019

Bill Barr’s father, the soon-to-be-canned headmaster Donald Barr, hired Jeffrey Epstein to teach teenagers at NY’s Dalton School in 1970s. Even though Epstein had no college diploma. https://t.co/6SKkCGAMcv
— Frank Rich (@frankrichny) August 10, 2019

And… scene. https://t.co/jOCrldfjLs
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 10, 2019

Lynne Patton—the Trump family wedding planner who lied about her qualifications on her CV and was nonetheless put in charge of all federal housing in NY/NJ—has said Epstein was “Hillary’d.” How many more reasons do you need for why she should resign & is unfit for public office?
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 10, 2019

I’m with @AOC on this #Epstein mess. You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to see an evil coverup to protect lots of powerful men here. You’d have to be bizarrely naive not to. https://t.co/WDbek257US
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 10, 2019

This is either another colossal screw up by the @realDonaldTrump Administration, or something nefarious happened. @HouseJudiciary Committee has oversight over the Fed Bureau of Prisons. Let's hope @TheJusticeDept won't obstruct Congress from looking into the death of Epstein. https://t.co/lYKFsWZ9Yj
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 10, 2019

So we are to believe:

1. Hillary Clinton managed to have Seth Rich, Vince Foster & Jeffrey Epstein killed;

2. But she can't manage to win Pennsylvania or Michigan;

Mmm…k y'all.

Qballs gonna Qball…
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) August 10, 2019

Holy crap @LynnePattonHUD, Trump’s administrator of Dept of Housing and Urban Development Region II — and former Trump family event planner — says Hillary Clinton killed Epstein. https://t.co/nXc7E3vB5t
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) August 10, 2019

Guilt has a thousand tongues. For Trump, it speaks through projecting onto those he envies sins of which he knows himself capable and may even have committed. . . https://t.co/XloKjvmiho
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 11, 2019

To every Republican in America-now is your time to condemn this shit. If not you are complicit and just as bad as him. Maybe worse since you’re not nearly as mentally unstable as he is. This is judgement time. https://t.co/8q3wh4FYeS
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) August 10, 2019

I am not aware of any Republican official who has condemned Trump. They’re all in for their lying bigot.

If you only read 1 thing about the Epstein conspiracy theories, read @cwarzel https://t.co/WaR51jf3CP
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 11, 2019

Trump just fanned the flames of the Clinton-Epstein conspiracy theory again. His supporters love it. https://t.co/5hU89Eyr3l
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 13, 2019

QAnon update 8/7/19

NEW — The Trump campaign released an ad with clear, noticeable QAnon signs in ithttps://t.co/8lqCiQ71Yb

Via @willsommer
— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 7, 2019

Trump shares Twitter accounts linked to conspiracy theorist QAnon https://t.co/bdz9AxiplV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 30, 2019

fits w/ my theory that Qanon stuff is evolving into some combo of 'Trump is a great leader' & 'it's fun to be part of a community that triggers the libs real hard' & so the campaign will embrace. (despite fact that it's still bananas and clearly has unstable, violent followers) https://t.co/fGdIOsAUb0
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) August 7, 2019

An FBI intelligence bulletin from the bureau’s Phoenix field office describes “conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists,” as a growing threat and specifically mentions QAnon. (via @Isikoff) https://t.co/pTeJ3sMkF9
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) August 7, 2019

This is the essence of the conspiracy theory epistemology… that it is psychologically more comforting to believe in secret hands (both good and evil) that control world events than to understand social reality as a complex and chaotic system. https://t.co/DHi9AZaqZ2
— Kate Starbird (@katestarbird) August 5, 2019

QAnon says FBI labeling them a terror threat just proves there’s a deep-state conspiracy against them https://t.co/BJqHPnNjze
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 4, 2019

Before he killed a mob boss on Staten Island, a QAnon adherent tried to perform a citizen's arrest on Bill de Blasio at Gracie Mansion.

How political conspiracy theories overlap with mental illness. https://t.co/lXy2i2gM4O
— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 24, 2019

There are some new details in the QAnon Mafia boss murder — the suspect's lawyer says he was obsessed with QAnon, was convinced the victim was a member of the deep state. https://t.co/RWojHvs4Z1
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 21, 2019

A Republican House candidate challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has made frequent references to the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory, potentially making her the latest QAnon believer to run for federal office in 2020 https://t.co/YofLt1xL4R
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 23, 2019

Americans support gun control

Polls show that about 90% support universal background checks and about 2/3 support an assault rifle ban. It’s too bad that the Republican party cares more about what the NRA thinks than what voters want. Vote them out.

New Fox poll: Trump approval down to 43% (from 46%), 67% support for assault weapons ban, 46% say he’s made country less safe from mass shootings https://t.co/xMmz70NPCy
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 14, 2019

New Morning Consult/Politico poll finds 70% of registered voters "strongly" or "somewhat" support a ban on "assault-style weapons," including 64% of Republican women https://t.co/BSVuGv85xU
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) August 7, 2019

.@JohnAvlon examines the history of gun reform.
“More than 90% of all Americans say they support universal background checks, including 89% of Republicans, yet it’s considered DOA.” https://t.co/M3wmGnDOVM pic.twitter.com/ULzPdBWWR3
— New Day (@NewDay) August 6, 2019

Poll: 67% support assault weapons ban#BanAssaultWeaponsNOW https://t.co/W6KZhW6gMK via @nbcnews
— peaceably assembled (@johnoneillnyc) August 7, 2019

POLL: Politico –

"Poll: Most voters support assault-weapons ban" https://t.co/ZMKkR1kslz
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) August 7, 2019

89% of American adults support “background checks for gun purchases at gun shows or other private sales” while 9% oppose it, per NPR/PBS/Marist poll last month. https://t.co/UurqSv9wGA
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 4, 2019

[April 2018]

Would you support or oppose a law allowing the police to take guns away from people who have been found by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others?
Support 85%
Oppose 12%
(ABC News/Washington Post Poll, 4/8-11/18)
more: https://t.co/bJH1AgxG9N
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 7, 2019

[Feb. 2019]
Do you think it is more important to protect gun rights or control gun violence?
Democrats
Protect gun rights 11%
Control gun violence 87%
Republicans
Protect gun rights 68%
Control gun violence 26%
(NPR/PBS/Marist Poll, RV, 2/5-11/19)https://t.co/w8yT5dzmoM
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 4, 2019

[ archives ]

TEXAS
Do you support or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons?
ALL
Support 50%
Oppose 44%
Rep.
Support 31%
Oppose 63%
Dem.
Support 83%
Oppose 15%
Ind.
Support 50%
Oppose 44%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV 5/23-29/18)https://t.co/SbYaMCuW9R
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 3, 2019

OHIO
Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in Ohio?
ALL
Support 48%
Oppose 46%
Women
Support 54%
Oppose 38%
Men
Support 40%
Oppose 54%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 7/17-22/19)https://t.co/SbYaMCuW9R
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 4, 2019

On Guns, Public Opinion and Public Policy Often Diverge https://t.co/1y6c2Fbt0t
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 10, 2019

ICYMI
Do you support or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons?
ALL
Support 63%
Oppose 33%
Rep.
Support 39%
Oppose 57%
Dem.
Support 87%
Oppose 11%
Ind.
Support 63%
Oppose 32%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 5/16-20/19)
trend: https://t.co/w8yT5dzmoM
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 3, 2019

How views on guns have changed

Economist/YouGov poll: 59% of Americans favor banning semi-automatic weapons; 30% oppose it.

More strikingly, public opinion is almost even among *Republicans* — 45% favor, 47% oppose.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 14, 2019

GUNS poll Economist/YouGov

Ban semi-automatic weapons—59% 👍 30% 👎

Ban handgun sales except to cops—27% 👍 63% 👎

Ban 10+ round clips—65% 👍 26% 👎

5-day wait—73% 👍 17% 👎

Gun registry—66% 👍 25% 👎

Limit # handguns per person—52% 👍 37% 👎

Require permit—55% 👍 31% 👎
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 14, 2019