Reply #57: The wording seems pretty clear to me.

[DanTex]

For example, the exact wording of the gun registry question in the poll I linked to above:
Require every gun owner to register each gun he or she owns as part of a national gun registry

I have seen questionable wording in polls, but never for a gun registry question, because it's clear what a gun registry is.

Now, it's true that the poll I cited was commissioned by a gun control group. But it was conducted by two professional polling firms, one Democratic-leaning and one Republican-leaning. Also, if you look at the poll data that iverglas linked to, it was by National Opinion Research Center, which is basically beyond reproach, and it has similar findings (in fact even stronger support for gun control). On the other hand, for the gun registry question, I haven't seen any poll showing less than around 60% in favor. That doesn't mean such a poll doesn't exists, it just means I haven't seen it. Have you? Anyone?

Regarding the urban/rural thing, yes, there is a split. The split is not as big as the liberal/conservative split, by the way, but it is there. Still, the polls I've been discussing sample from the entire country, which is the standard way to do it.

On all issues, there are differences based on demographics, geography, income, race, etc. But an overall majority of 65% is significant nonetheless. Honestly, I've never heard the objection that a 65% majority "doesn't count" as significant unless it holds uniformly across different geographical regions. It does seem like you are just trying to find ways to avoid the conclusion the data points to.