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Showing Original Post only (View all)Myths and Facts About Gun Violence in America [View all]
As families in Aurora, Colorado, and across the nation grieve following the tragic shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 others injured, the Joyce Foundation and our grantees remain committed to keeping our communities safe and free of gun violence.
There are several myths circulating in the public dialogue about gun violence in America. As a foundation committed to research-based grant-making, the Joyce Foundation and our grantees are dedicated to presenting the facts about the threat of gun violence to public safety and public health:
Myth: There is decreasing public support for policy solutions to curb gun violence.
Fact: The majority of Americans support common-sense measures to prevent gun violence. For example, 86% of Americans support a measure requiring all gun buyers to pass a criminal background check, while 63% of Americans support a measure banning military-style assault weapons. In fact, even 74% of NRA members and 87% of non-NRA gun owners support requiring criminal background checks of anyone purchasing a gun. While public opinion polling by Gallup has shown decreasing support for "stricter gun laws," other polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support specific gun policy solutions.
http://www.joycefdn.org/myths-and-facts-about-gun-violence-in-america/
There are several myths circulating in the public dialogue about gun violence in America. As a foundation committed to research-based grant-making, the Joyce Foundation and our grantees are dedicated to presenting the facts about the threat of gun violence to public safety and public health:
Myth: There is decreasing public support for policy solutions to curb gun violence.
Fact: The majority of Americans support common-sense measures to prevent gun violence. For example, 86% of Americans support a measure requiring all gun buyers to pass a criminal background check, while 63% of Americans support a measure banning military-style assault weapons. In fact, even 74% of NRA members and 87% of non-NRA gun owners support requiring criminal background checks of anyone purchasing a gun. While public opinion polling by Gallup has shown decreasing support for "stricter gun laws," other polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support specific gun policy solutions.
http://www.joycefdn.org/myths-and-facts-about-gun-violence-in-america/
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NRA, more than enough said for organisation backing guns and other right wing causes.
Hoyt
Aug 2012
#2
The NRA loses a peace(sic) of it's power every time their(sic) is mass killings
Trunk Monkey
Aug 2012
#10
Intransigence is what reduced *you* lot to political near-irrelevance. It works, and works well.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2012
#15
..by republican Frank Luntz, whose motto is, "It's not what you say, it's what people hear." n/t
X_Digger
Aug 2012
#11
Thanks for making one of your very rare appearances in "conversations" you've started. NT
Simo 1939_1940
Aug 2012
#22