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Llewlladdwr

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10. 65,000,000 million Americans voted Democrat in the last presidential election.

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Thu Apr 18, 2013, 01:01 AM

Apr 2013

Are all of them helpless? If the Senators who opposed the gun bills voted on today were getting calls indicating 9 to 1 support from their constituants in favor of the legislation then it would have passed and the NRA would have been powerless.

New gun laws don't have the level of support some people think they do.

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For anyone who needs proof: "84% of Americans favor background checks..." [View all] Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 OP

So why weren't Senators getting calls running 8 to 2 in favor of the current gun legislation? Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #1

Lulz. Congress is paid for and owned by the NRA, not the people. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #3

Not unlike numbers in favor of raising minimum wage, supporting health care security, etc. (nt) NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #4

There's only about 5,000,000 NRA members. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #5

5 million people is an army that can destroy nations. Combine that with $$$ and you win. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #7

65,000,000 million Americans voted Democrat in the last presidential election. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #10

We're helpless because we can't organize as strong as the NRA. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #11

Because polls are very small samples loyalsister Apr 2013 #15

It'd be remarkable for a professionally run poll to be off by 30% HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #16

You missed my point loyalsister Apr 2013 #17

Bookmarked. silverweb Apr 2013 #2

Well...that says there's a Big Disconnect betweent the Peoples Will KoKo Apr 2013 #6

Thank you snacker Apr 2013 #8

You are very welcome. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #9

Bluntly, this is why I blame Feinstein for some of this fiasco Recursion Apr 2013 #12

But how many favour tighter gun control? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #13

That's a common polling artifact: people support specific provisions but not the overall concept Recursion Apr 2013 #14