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jimmy the one

(2,720 posts)
6. guncontrolcare
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:29 AM
Feb 2014
Americans have become more dissatisfied with gun laws over the past year, but this is attributable to a greater percentage who say gun laws are too strict, rather than not being strict enough.

HAHA - this mirrors pretty closely the feelings on obamacare, in that about 40% are satisfied with obamacare AND guncontrol laws, while about 50% are dissatisfied with both (~10% dont care etc).
The further similarity is that about 15% dissatisfied with obamacare want more liberal policy but not repeal, & about 15% dissatisfied of gunnuts want looser gun laws.
Point being is that you won't hear rightwing bleating that 55% of americans are dissatisfied with gun control law policies without screaming that a third of that is gunnuts wanting less guncontrol. But they will scream that americans disfavor obamacare at 55% without noting that a third of them want it made more liberal, & generally oppose repeal.

But gallup has not been that accurate of late, note election 2012 way off on inordinately high number of races, & diverged from other reputable polls on guncontrol & politics, so I give gallup about the same respectability as rightwing rag rasmussen, CRAP = crap polling = computer responsive automated polling.

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link? pscot Feb 2014 #1
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When polled about specific laws, Americans support stronger gun regulations SecularMotion Feb 2014 #4
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guncontrolcare jimmy the one Feb 2014 #6
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