New Poll Shows Most Americans Support Right-to-Carry Laws
If you were to guess the percentage of Americans who favor Right-to-Carry laws, what you would you say? 30%? 40%? Remember there are more people living in liberal “blue states” than in conservative “red states”.
Well, you may be surprised, but over four-fifths of Americans support Right-to-Carry Laws. A new poll shows that 83 percent of Americans support laws allowing handgun carry by citizens who have passed background checks. The poll also revealed that support for Right-to-Carry crosses party lines, with 86% of independent voters and 80% of Democratic voters supporting Right-to-Carry.
Conducted by Zogby International and The O’Leary Report, the poll looked at Americans’ opinions on some key issues related to the Second Amendment. One of the questions asked: “Currently, 39 states have laws that allow residents to carry firearms to protect themselves, only if they pass a background check and pay a fee to cover administrative costs. Most of those states also require applicants to have firearms safety training. Do you support or oppose [such a] law?” 83% of respondents said they would support such Right-to-Carry laws.
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Obviously the 20% of Democrats opposed – including Chicago’s Mayor Daley, among notable others – carry more weight than the rest of the population combined. Were this a true DEMOCRACY things’d be different.
As it’s a representative REPUBLIC, we have to try to do the best we can when those in power subvert the wishes of the electorate to further their own political agendas.
i support right-to-carry with background check; bad guys carry without background checks
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a big part of this country, whether some want to believe it or not. As once said, Take away a persons firearms and you’ve turned them into a victim. You can take away the citizen’s firearms, but you’ll never get all the illegal guns. WAKE UP PEOPLE! Bad guys will always have firearms, that’s the way it is. Why take away a person’s right to protect themselves? Do you think there are enough police out there to protect everyone? WRONG! A couple of years ago a member in office was mugged, he then realized that he could have been killed or his family could have been with him and the same. This little incounter opened his eyes, he now supports conceal carry. Does it have to take such a life threatening measure for so many of those anti-firearm people to open their eyes and wake up and smell the coffee? Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, you can be put into a situation where the Right to Carry could save you or your families life/lives. There are courses out there for people to learn proper handling and safety of firearms. Make the “Right” choice, do not be a victim.