More gun polls

Morning Consult poll

• 89% of Americans support requiring background checks on all gun sales

• 79% support requiring a person to be 21 in order to buy a gun

• 87% support preventing sales of guns to people reported as dangerous to law enforcement by a mental health provider
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 16, 2022

In the wake of multiple mass shootings, Americans overwhelmingly prioritize gun control over ownership rights, according to a new poll.

72% of respondents say gun violence will be extremely or very important in how they vote in this year's midterms.https://t.co/9axwsBd04T pic.twitter.com/XmHp8CTAP4
— Axios (@axios) June 5, 2022

Great post by @Nate_Cohn making the case more systematically that gun ballot measures have been uniquely unpopular relative to polling and presidential partisanship relative to other issues https://t.co/wnj9aunrNF https://t.co/cv0QlrStkk pic.twitter.com/FzXka4q15X
— (((David Shor))) (@davidshor) June 3, 2022

In @pewresearch 21 polling, not only do most Ds support the key gun control measures Biden laid out-more background checks, assault & high capacity magazine bans-but so do most R voters who don't own guns. Only group w/most opposed: GOP gun owners. But they have a veto in party https://t.co/RTUBDT5jwI
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) June 3, 2022

[ April 2021 ]

Do you support or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons?

REP
Support 27%
Oppose 70%

DEM
Support 88%
Oppose 11%

IND
Support 44%
Oppose 50%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 4/8-12/21)https://t.co/ES3vd9qC0w
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) May 25, 2022

Republicans are pushing an unsafe, extreme, and ultra-MAGA agenda that is wildly out of touch with the American people. https://t.co/4Cr960U6TE
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) May 31, 2022

A new poll shows that support for gun safety legislation went up 6% since #Uvalde. The time for Congress to act is now. https://t.co/jorsuhxXRY
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) June 1, 2022

New poll reveals 44% of Republicans say mass shootings are something we have to accept as part of a free society | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/1QzufHvJxf
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 7, 2022

CBS News gun poll

A majority of Americans favor a variety of gun restrictions, including universal background checks, a CBS News poll found.@SalvantoCBS breaks down students’ and parents’ concerns about gun violence — and what policies Democrats and Republicans agree and disagree with. pic.twitter.com/H8Fee63wUI
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) June 6, 2022

NEW: 44% of Republicans say that Americans just “have to accept” mass shootings, according to a @cbsnews poll.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) June 6, 2022

CBS NEWS POLL

• 60% say gun laws should be more strict (12% say less strict; 18% say stay the same)

• 81% favor a federal law requiring background checks on all gun buyers (19% oppose)

• 62% favor ban on the AR-15 weapon (38% oppose)

• 72% favor red flag law (28% oppose)
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 5, 2022

in new @CBSNews poll, big majorities of college+ & non-college whites, Blacks & Hispanics all support universal background checks, assault weapon ban, ntl red flag law & states raising assault buying age to 21. Lowest % on any of these is 55% of non col whites backing assault ban
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) June 5, 2022

On broad question in @CBSNews poll about 7/10 Blacks & Hispanics, ~2/3 of college plus Whites & even 1/2 of non college whites say gun laws should be more strict. https://t.co/BrTIyT94Rl
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) June 5, 2022

According to a separate CBS News poll:

• 72% of parents with school-aged kids are very or somewhat concerned about the chance of gun violence at their children’s schools

• More than 50% said their kids felt scared and sad after the Uvalde shootinghttps://t.co/nr1sxa6apY
— Axios (@axios) June 5, 2022

Do you have a gun in your home?

ALL
Yes 42%
No 55%

REP
Yes 61%
No 36%

IND
Yes 39%
No 57%

DEM
Yes 31%
No 69%

(Gallup Poll, 10/1-19/21)https://t.co/K3LiwF6DFc
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) November 19, 2021

Another media failure on reporting on gun bills

The reason gun control bills haven’t passed and anything that passes now will be very limited is Republicans. The Post article doesn’t mention Republicans until the fifth paragraph.

Following the third mass shooting in as many weeks, President Biden said the time has come to confront the carnage. He praised Senate negotiations and said voters should punish Republicans who block action. https://t.co/pQyBxr3cMy
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 3, 2022

Here’s another one. Why won’t these bills pass in the Senate? Republicans! The article states that but the tweet should, too.

House Judiciary Committee approves wide-ranging gun control legislation, which is not expected to pass the Senate https://t.co/hJmuZx6S6K
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 3, 2022

Texas has more restrictions on dildos than guns

I couldn’t believe it when I read this tweet. I looked it up and it is true.

Under Texas law, it is illegal to own more than 6 dildos but you can own as many AR-15s as you want with no training or license.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) June 3, 2022

Opinion: Gun Control, Ted Cruz, and Dildo Bans — A History

Backlash against civil rights is part of the pro-gun movement

Black people have been saying this for generation. The love for guns, the restriction of abortion and the war on drugs ALL were all policy responses to civil liberties being extended to Black people and women!

via @NYTimes https://t.co/rVWwH4p9Aj
— Kelly Daroe Davis (@KelDaroe) June 2, 2022

Easy to laugh at a doofus like Gohmert invoking “the 60s” here, but what he’s actually doing is repeating a pretty bedrock Republican/conservative belief: civil rights movements of the 1960s/70s were bad & “fixing” America means rolling back all of the rights gained during them https://t.co/3NBsNveIDz
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) June 2, 2022

According to the Missouri representative, reproductive rights are to blame for mass shootings. https://t.co/USNQr72NOn
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) June 2, 2022

Why did Republicans do this if they think mental illness is the reason for mass shootings?

The media has to do better about pointing out flaws in GOP statements.

Ask Republicans why they did this if they think mental illness is the reason for all of the mass shootings.https://t.co/gfF8R9eFbX
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 2, 2022

Did you point out that our mental illness rate is similar to other countries that don’t have many mass shootings? https://t.co/OP5g0VSrKc
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 2, 2022

Lame column and headline from Chris Cillizza

I guess the new CNN ownership thinks it would be political if Cillizza identified Republicans as the problem. This is not the first time CNN has done this See my post on Brian Stelter.

Your column focuses on McConnell but your headline says “Congress”. Republicans are the reason nothing or very little will get done, not Congress. The word “Republican” isn’t even in your column.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) June 1, 2022

Would concealed carry reciprocity supporters apply the same standard to marijuana?

Gun supporters want concealed carry reciprocity. They want to be able to carry concealed weapons anywhere even if that’s illegal in the state they are in now. Would they apply the same principle to marijuana? I doubt it. I think they would have a double standard.

Question for concealed carry gun reciprocity supporters: Would you support reciprocity for marijuana? If marijuana was legal in my state, could I smoke it in yours even if it's not legal there?
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) May 30, 2022

Videos on the terrible AR-15

60 Minutes had something last night. There are other videos on YouTube.

“Chicago ranks 28th nationally in gun violence”

Republicans try to distract from the higher gun violence in their states

A lot of “what about Chicago?” in my mentions whenever I talk about guns. We all want Chicago to be safer but please see the list of states with the highest gun mortality rates. See how far you have to go down to get to Illinois. Link – https://t.co/0onKlCheXa pic.twitter.com/6zwnqtYIQ3
— John Legend (@johnlegend) May 29, 2022

•Chicago ranks 28th nationally in gun violence & 60% of illegal guns come from out of state
•9 of top 10 most gun violent states are GOP run w/weak gun laws
•9 of top 10 least gun violent states are Dem run w/strong gun laws

Drop the racist myths about Chicago. Gun Laws Work. https://t.co/OmLYXmrNVb
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) May 27, 2022