Truth-O-Meter: Mark Kelly claims near-unanimous support in New Jersey for expanded background checks

[Robb]

"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."
Mark Kelly on Monday, August 12th, 2013 in an opinion column on NJ.com

Near unanimous support in polls isn’t exactly a frequent occurrence.

And it may be even more rare when the topic in question is one of the most controversial in this country: gun control.

But that was exactly the case earlier this year when a handful of major polling organizations quizzed people on gun control in the wake of the December 2012 Newtown, Conn. shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 27 people dead, including 20 children.

(snip)

Kelly was referring to a Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll from January, with findings that match numbers he cited. The poll’s question specifically referenced guns bought at gun shows, and Kelly’s spokeswoman confirmed that his statement in his column referred to such purchases.

We rate Kelly’s claim True.

Read More: http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2013/aug/18/mark-kelly/capt-mark-kelly/

[Duckhunter935]

1. I can not see how

anyone can be against.....

"support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."

The question is the details of how this is accomplished. Do I need a background check to pass a weapon to a friend at a range while shooting? Background check between family members? Who pays and how much? After you put the details in, I would assume it would drop but still be a majority.