Newsmax Poll

Rain

You have to vote to see the results.http://www.newsmax.com/surveys/GunControl/Should-Obama-Increase-Federal-Gun-Control-/id/64/kw/default?PROMO_CODE=11EE5-1 Should the federal government regulate guns of any type? Yes, it should 179,742(28%) No, it should not 462,160(71%) Should Congress ban semi-automatic weapons? Yes, it should 142,557(22%) No, it should not 501,951(77%) If Congress does not act, should President Obama use an executive order to ban or strictly control the sale of semi-automatic weapons? Yes, he should 129,012(20%) No, he should not 514,704(79%) Do you agree that the Second Amendment gives citizens the right to own and bear guns without infringement? Yes, I agree527,224 (81%) No, I don't agree116,966 (18%)

jadelt

.... here we go again...... there you go getting JDH all riled up...... If you read it on the internet it ..... well nevermind

raisindot

Glad to hear from the partisan conversative POV. How about different results from an actual news-gathering organization: [Quoted from the press release] Fifty-three percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll view Obama’s gun control plan favorably, 41 percent unfavorably. Strong proponents outnumber strong opponents by 38 vs. 31 percent in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. Majorities from 88 to 65 percent favored background checks at gun shows and on ammunition purchases, creating a federal database to track gun sales and banning high-capacity magazines. That included, in each case, majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. The president’s proposals are seen favorably by 76 percent of Democrats but unfavorably by 72 percent of Republicans; most on each side feel strongly about their respective positions. Independents split 51-44 percent, favorable-unfavorable. Obama's proposals are viewed positively by 56 percent of women vs. 49 percent of men; 58 percent of seniors vs. 47 percent of young adults; 66 percent in the Northeast vs. 50 percent in the rest of the country; 72 percent of nonwhites vs. 43 percent of whites; and 73 percent of liberals vs. 36 percent of conservatives. Note that the question itself only asked how people felt about the proposals in general; it didn't get into specifics. Anyhoo, doesn't matter, since nothing other than background checks will ever pass, and even that is questionable.

brianetz1

rainsdot said what i was going to say. newsmax is a self admittedly right wing slanting site. but i would like to see how many were polled in the ABC poll. over 700,000 people in a poll is nothing to sneeze at regardless of if the target audience is primarily conservative.

raisindot

jsnake

raindot quotes the obvious liberal media machine and dismisses all others as right wing. These media polling services are slick. They target the people who will most likely agree with them.

brianetz1

beatnic

raisindot

JDH

jadelt:

.... here we go again...... there you go getting JDH all riled up...... If you read it on the internet it ..... well nevermind

Not to worry; I'm not "riled up", just convinced that those who are opposing any regulation of military weapons in the general population are not only on the wrong side of history, but are in the minority opinion of the American people, as I have previously stated.

beatnic

I can only hope you are right. Sen Diane Feinstein is doing her thing today.

JDH

beatnic:

I can only hope you are right. Sen Diane Feinstein is doing her thing today.

I think you might have mis-read what I said.

beatnic

JDH:

beatnic:

I can only hope you are right. Sen Diane Feinstein is doing her thing today.

I think you might have mis-read what I said.

I was referring to Raisindot