ABC Poll: Majority Of Americans Say Guns Make Homes Safer By 51%-29% Margin, Complete Reversal Fm 2000

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Via WaPo:

The failure of popular Senate gun proposals Wednesday affirmed — even in the wake of Newtown shootings — the rigidity of the politics on the issue.

Lost amid the debate is the fact that for the first time a majority of Americans say having a gun in the household makes it a safer place to be, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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And they’d be wrong. Besides 90% of Americans and 85% of NRA members supporting new guns laws, households with guns are 7 time more likely to have an accidental shooting or suicide. Keep clinging to your guns, dinosaurs.

@This one:

No, they would be right. The government’s own data on violent crimes stopped by armed, responsible gun owning citizens, supports the Washington-Post’s poll. The CDC reports that since the expiration of the former ineffective assault weapon ban, gun homicides are down 14%. Most real law enforcement officers (the 99%, Not the political appointed “superior” 1%) will tell you that they fully approve of the 2nd Amendment and are opposed to gun bans.

The following are some key findings:

99 percent said policies other than an “assault weapons” ban are most important to prevent mass shootings.
Almost 96 percent said that a ban on standard capacity magazines would not reduce violent crime.
More than 91 percent stated that the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime should have stiff, mandatory sentences, and no plea-bargains.
More than 91 percent stated they supported the Right-to-Carry by law abiding Americans.
More than 81 percent said that “gun buy-backs” do not reduce gun violence.
80 percent believe legally armed citizens can reduce casualties in incidents of mass violence.
Nearly 80 percent said that a ban on private transfers of firearms between law-abiding citizens would not reduce violent crime.
More than 76 percent indicated that legally armed citizens are important to reducing crime.
More than 76 percent support the arming of trained and qualified teachers or administrators who volunteer to carry a firearm.
More than 70 percent said that a ban on “assault weapons” would not reduce violent crime.
More than 70 percent opposed the idea of a national registry of legal gun sales.
Nearly 68 percent said magazine capacity restrictions would negatively affect them personally.
More than 60 percent said that the passage of Obama’s gun control legislation would not improve officer safety.

Law enforcement says gun restrictions are ineffective: Survey

The survey found that 91.5 percent of respondents believe a federal ban on the manufacture or sale of semi-automatic weapons would have no effect or a negative effect on the reduction of violent crime. Though a national assault weapons ban is dead in the water, numerous states — including Maryland, Connecticut and New York — have adopted or enhanced their own bans.

The vast majority of officers also believe legally armed citizens are important in the reduction of crime rates.

“It’s my analysis that by and large law enforcement officers favor enforcement of current laws and enforcement against illegal guns,” Mr. Wyllie said. “They also favor responsible, armed citizens in the midst of other civilians out there to help protect innocents from harm.”

No one has been able to find the polls that Obama and the gun control fascists keep claiming. Nor will these gun-grabbing socialists ever provide a link to these so-called polls or even the demographics of who was polled. If it is not a figment of your far-left delusional minds, then you need to prove it. otherwise we can only conclude that you and “the Won” are simply lying again.

Cite or get off the pot.

Ditto. Your name is very telling in repeating the same old tired BS like “Obama and the gun control fascists,” or “gun-grabbing socialists ” You loose all your credibility with this Rush Limbaugh reference. Are you really willing to sacrifice your children or grandchildren for the sake of your uninformed, warped views? I am an NRA member. I hunt. No one wants my shotguns or rifles or even my target pistol. But the M-16 I used in Viet-Nam should not be part of my collection. And it isn’t.

States with stricter gun laws have less violent crime. In 2006, the NRA successfully lobbied Congress to prevent the co0llection of data related to gun sales and crime and to de-fund the ATF. It has been without a Director until last month. They also believe those on the terror watch list should be allowed to have guns.

“Law enforcement says gun restrictions are ineffective: Survey?” Lol! That’s so stupid it’s laughable! Yes, cops would much prefer if homies in the hood have even more AK47’s Lol!!

Law Enforcement More Likely To Be Killed In States With Weak Gun Laws, Study Finds
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/04/08/1835021/law-enforcement-more-likely-to-be-killed-in-states-with-weak-gun-laws-study-finds/

Best Gun Control Ad:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/the-best-gun-control-commercial-ever-produced

42 or 25 Senators who Voted Against Gun Reform Receive Money from Gun Lobbies:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/18/pro-gun-groups-donated-senators

You want ‘cites?’ Here ya go;

Study: States with more gun laws have less gun violence
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/07/gun-violence-study-chicago/1969227/

Guns in homes pose greater risk to families than to intruders, data show
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/purple-wisconsin/184209741.html

Gun Lobby Helps Block Data Collection by Crimefighters
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-13/gun-lobby-helps-block-data-collection-by-crimefighters.html

Americans, even NRA members, want gun reforms
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/opinion/glaze-gun-control

Chart: Before and after the assault weapons ban
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/12/26/16169576-chart-before-and-after-the-assault-weapons-ban?lite