http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/poll990908.html
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>From a ban on assault weapons to mandatory handgun registration, large majorities of Americans support a wide range of gun-control measures. But it’s relatively low on their priority list, and precious few choose a candidate based on the issue.
One key reason: Broad doubt it’ll work. An ABCNEWS/Washington Post poll finds that nearly half the public thinks gun control wouldn’t do anything to at all reduce violent crime in this country, and just three in 10 think it would reduce violence substantially.[/quote]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>From a ban on assault weapons to mandatory handgun registration, large majorities of Americans support a wide range of gun-control measures. But it’s relatively low on their priority list, and precious few choose a candidate based on the issue.
One key reason: Broad doubt it’ll work. An ABCNEWS/Washington Post poll finds that nearly half the public thinks gun control wouldn’t do anything to at all reduce violent crime in this country, and just three in 10 think it would reduce violence substantially.[/quote]