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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
A record-low 26% of Americans favor a legal ban on the possession of handguns in the United States other than by police and other authorized people. When Gallup first asked Americans this question in 1959, 60% favored banning handguns. But since 1975, the majority of Americans have opposed such a measure, with opposition around 70% in recent years.
For the first time, Gallup finds greater opposition to than support for a ban on semiautomatic guns or assault rifles, 53% to 43%. In the initial asking of this question in 1996, the numbers were nearly reversed, with 57% for and 42% against an assault rifle ban. Congress passed such a ban in 1994, but the law expired when Congress did not act to renew it in 2004. Around the time the law expired, Americans were about evenly divided in their views.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/150341/Re...ndgun-Ban.aspx
I guess more people are coming to realize the need to protect themselves |
Most of the people that know me believe I'm paranoid because I keep a food and water supply that will last for 3 months and because I'm a gun owner who doesn't shoot anything for sport. I may be paranoid, but I believe being prepared for a "when shit hits the fan scenario" is a smart move, even if it never comes.
I think this change in support for weapons shows that a lot of other people are preparing for darker times. Of course, that could again just be my paranoid mind.