Why America is Still Great: More People Own Guns and Dogs Than Cats

When something makes you smile. According to the latest researdch, about 45% of American households have guns. With some fluctuation. that number has been fairly steady for decades. That, of course, dependent on people actually answering honestly when a stranger tries to find out if they own guns (so the actual number is likely more … Read more

Politics, Pandemic, and Crime Have Convinced Americans Gun Rights are More Important Than Ever

By Larry Keane New polling confirms Americans are increasingly rejecting gun control calls amidst circumstances that have left them feeling exposed to danger and unsafe in their communities. Americans, by the millions, have turned those anxieties into empowerment by purchasing a firearm, exercising their Second Amendment right for protection and rejecting gun control politicians and … Read more

American Independent: Never Mind, Americans Really Do Want More Gun Control

In an interesting turn of events considering the recent Gallup Poll reports that American support for gun control is declining noticeably, the American Independent has decided to put their own spin on things. According to them, Americans want gun control for Christmas, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t letting them get their way: A … Read more

Gallup Poll: Support for Gun Control Laws Dropping in 2020

Despite how the presidential election is playing out, Gallup Poll reports a significant decline in support for gun control laws. In fact, apparently support of said laws is lower than it has been since 2016: In the absence of a high-profile mass shooting in the U.S. in 2020 and amid the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest … Read more

Americans Name the Top Problems Facing the Country, Gun Control Advocates Hardest Hit

If you only get your news from the mainstream media, you’d be forgiven for thinking that America is a barren violent, hellscape of lawlessness and mayhem. A dystopia of red-hatted gun owners assaulting pedestrians on the streets and children practicing duck-and-cover drills due to the daily massacres and errant gunfire that pockmarks the walls of … Read more

Gallup: Most Americans Oppose an ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

From Gallup: “Americans’ support for a ban on semi-automatic guns in the U.S. has dropped eight percentage points from a year ago, when opinions were more evenly divided after the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Last year’s measure was unusually high for the trend over the past several years; the current 40% is back to … Read more

Gallup: 6 in 10 Americans Want Stricter Gun Control Laws

“Sixty-one percent of Americans favor stricter laws on the sale of firearms, down modestly from March, when 67% said this shortly after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting on Feb. 14. The current reading is similar to the 60% measured last fall after the Las Vegas mass shooting. Along with March, it reflects the highest percentage … Read more