I thought that the CBS poll was rather interesting when compared to the CNN/USA Today poll.
The CBS poll said:
Less than one in twenty(<20%) Americans named the availability of weapons, the Internet, or exposure to violence on television, in movies or in video games as reasons why the shooting occurred.
Yet its funny that the famed ant-gun CNN/USA Today poll cited availability of firearms as the problem.
Here is the The question and answers from their poll:
Which of the following have a 'great deal' of blame for the shootings? (Respondents were allowed to name more than one).
Availability of guns 60%
Parents 51%
TV, movies, music 49%
Social pressures on youth 43%
Internet 34%
Media coverage of similar incidents 34%
Schools 11%
P.S. Although they are different types of polls the availability of guns, Internet, and TV were less than 20% for the CBS poll while the same reasons get 149% on the CNN/USA Today poll. Am I the only one who smells something fishy with these media supergiants?
Full results can be found at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/poll016.htm
http://www.cbs.com/prd1/now/template.display?p_story=147406&p_who=network
The CBS poll said:
Less than one in twenty(<20%) Americans named the availability of weapons, the Internet, or exposure to violence on television, in movies or in video games as reasons why the shooting occurred.
Yet its funny that the famed ant-gun CNN/USA Today poll cited availability of firearms as the problem.
Here is the The question and answers from their poll:
Which of the following have a 'great deal' of blame for the shootings? (Respondents were allowed to name more than one).
Availability of guns 60%
Parents 51%
TV, movies, music 49%
Social pressures on youth 43%
Internet 34%
Media coverage of similar incidents 34%
Schools 11%
P.S. Although they are different types of polls the availability of guns, Internet, and TV were less than 20% for the CBS poll while the same reasons get 149% on the CNN/USA Today poll. Am I the only one who smells something fishy with these media supergiants?
Full results can be found at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/poll016.htm
http://www.cbs.com/prd1/now/template.display?p_story=147406&p_who=network