Democrats and Republicans continue to be divided over the need for new gun control laws, and the most recent national survey of registered voters from Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind finds that attitudes regarding the perceived likelihood of an armed revolution to protect liberties an d the truth about the Sandy Hook shooting are helpful in explaining this partisan divide. Nearly three quarters (73%) of Democrats say that Congress needs to pass new laws to protect the public from gun violence, but the views of Republicans are almost com pletely opposite: 65 percent don’t think new laws are necessary. Overall, registered voters are divided over the need for new gun control legislation. Fifty percent agree it is needed, with 39 percent who disagree. ‘If there was a bipartisan moment after S andy Hook to pass gun control legislation, it’s past,
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Beliefs About Sandy Hook Cover-up, Coming Revolution Underlie Divide on Gun Control
Author: DAN CASSINO and KRISTA JENKINS
Source: Fairleigh Dickinson University
Publication Date: Wednesday, May 1 , 2013 | 5 P.M.
Link: Beliefs About Sandy Hook Cover-up, Coming Revolution Underlie Divide on Gun Control
Source: Fairleigh Dickinson University
Publication Date: Wednesday, May 1 , 2013 | 5 P.M.
Link: Beliefs About Sandy Hook Cover-up, Coming Revolution Underlie Divide on Gun Control
Stephan: More on the the growing Great Schism Trend. Much of this shift in attitude results from the growing disaffection people feel about the Federal government. There is a price to no one ever being held accountable for the financial meltdown, or the constant reminders of the government's corruption, coupled with the increasing awareness of the government's intrusion into ordinary people's lives.
