Glenn E. Meyer
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I would think given the failure of polling and surveys in the last presidential election with very sensitive issues regarding candidates that standard methods used on a sensitive issue as gun related - would be suspect.
Glenn E Meyer said:I would think given the failure of polling and surveys in the last presidential election with very sensitive issues regarding candidates that standard methods used on a sensitive issue as gun related - would be suspect.
LeverGunFan said:Opinion polls may claim that 75% of gun owners and 90% of the general population support universal background checks, but these numbers are not supported by actual voting results on background check referendums.
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And it's important to understand that many gun owners obtained their guns through methods other than buying them from a licensed dealer—often through inheritance, or from a family member as a gift—and many of these folks profoundly misunderstand how the NICS background check process works, and what would result if universal background checks are enacted.LeverGunFan said:Opinion polls may claim that 75% of gun owners and 90% of the general population support universal background checks, but these numbers are not supported by actual voting results on background check referendums.zukiphile said:An off-the-cuff opinion collected from someone who hasn't given federal licensee checks more than a moment's thought for a poll is unlikely to represent much deeply held thought.
Washington state voters passed the heavily promoted Initiative 594 by just over 59%