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Showing Original Post only (View all)Gun Control Poll: Most Americans Support Right To Use Deadly Force, Have Favorable View Of NRA [View all]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/gun-control-poll_n_1422625.htmlWASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - Most Americans support the right to use deadly force to protect themselves - even in public places - and have a favorable view of the National Rifle Association, the main gun-lobby group, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The online survey showed that 68 percent, or two out of three respondents, had a favorable opinion of the NRA, which starts its annual convention in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday. Eighty-two percent of Republicans saw the gun lobbying group in a positive light as well as 55 percent of Democrats -- findings running counter to the image of supporters of the latter party being anti-NRA.
Most of the 1,922 people surveyed nationwide from April 9-12 said they supported laws that allow Americans to use deadly force to protect themselves from danger in their own home, or in a public place. "Americans do hold to this idea that people should be allowed to defend themselves and using deadly force is fine, in those circumstances," said pollster Chris Jackson. "In the theoretical ... there's a certain tolerance of vigilantism."
The poll was conducted amid a nationwide debate over gun rights and race following the shooting of an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood crime watch volunteer who is white and Hispanic. (Link to poll: http:// www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5586)
The poll results will be welcomed by the NRA, which hosts Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and likely nominee as a speaker at its convention on Friday. Eighty-seven percent of respondents - with high numbers among both Republicans and Democrats - supported the use of deadly force to protect themselves from danger in their home. Two-thirds said they backed laws permitting the use of deadly force to protect themselves in public.
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I posted this in GD, but it was locked. Rather odd, given that dozens of other threads bashing the NRA and gun ownership in the last couple of weeks haven't been locked. Go figure.
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Gun Control Poll: Most Americans Support Right To Use Deadly Force, Have Favorable View Of NRA [View all]
Johnny Rico
Apr 2012
OP
Is this also the correct place for the dozens of threads in GD bashing the NRA,
Johnny Rico
Apr 2012
#2
Trust me, there have been plenty of threads in GD bashing the NRA and gun ownership
Johnny Rico
Apr 2012
#8
I'm willing to grant that my OP may belong here. As you said, it's a fine line.
Johnny Rico
Apr 2012
#15
Almost any thread in GD about the NRA inevitably lead to talk of "gun nuts", etc.
Johnny Rico
Apr 2012
#79
No. I will also point out that commonsense is not believing everything the media tells you ...
spin
Apr 2012
#17
I get. Parts the pro-gun OP chose are good with you. The rest, which is against guns everywhere
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#67
Poll shows most do. So play with your guns a home out of deference to society. Just because laws
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#82
Correct -- guns should be banned in churches, stores, workplace, bars, parks, etc.
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#68
You think favorable view of the NRA is "commonsense"? They are extremely right wing and liars.
Logical
Apr 2012
#78
Are you suggesting that most Americans are idiots because they support the right ...
spin
Apr 2012
#19
It's gun related by a pro-gun person posting it, of course it's going to be locked
rl6214
Apr 2012
#20
Interestingly, respondents support tough laws, strong regulation, and no guns in churches/stores.
Hoyt
Apr 2012
#30