With numbers like this why can't we have nice things . . .

[AndyS]

WHAT TO KNOW TODAY

A majority of gun owners favor several gun reforms — but not a ban on assault weapons. That’s from a new NPR/Ipsos survey finding support for universal background checks (84 percent), raising the age minimum to buy an AR-15-style rifle from 18 to 21 (72 percent), raising the age minimum to buy any gun from 18 to 21 (67 percent), and red flag laws (65 percent). There was a predictable split between Democratic and Republican gun owners, but a majority of the latter nonetheless supported the above policies. At the same time, just 42 percent of gun owners — fueled by 25 percent support among Republicans — supported a ban on assault-style weapons. "This NPR/Ipsos survey of American gun owners shows that the majority of gun owners are supportive of moderate gun control measures like background checks or increased age requirements, but harbor deep distrust of government suggesting the barriers that exist to more actions on guns," said Ipsos senior vice president Chris Jackson.

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This important post deserves a kick!

[maxsolomon]

2. Well, they're in luck, because Congress isn't going to do any of those things.

Did NPR/Ipsos ask if Gunners favor making full-automatic weapons widely available? Why not? Those are ARMS, and the dang Fedrul Gubmint INFRINGES their KEEPING and BEARING. Does the 2nd means what it says or not?

Gun owners are not the majority of Americans.