New Poll: 94% of Americans support background checks

[BainsBane]

POLL: Americans overwhelmingly approve of background checks for gun purchases

Do you favor or oppose background checks on potential gun buyers?
Favor 94%
Oppose 6%
Source: CNN/Opinion Research Corp.
Date conducted: 1/14/2011 - 1/16/2011
Sample: 1,014 adults
Margin of error: +/- 3% pts
More About: CNN , Gun Control , Issue , Opinion Research
According to This Poll
A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll finds that 94 percent of Americans approve of background checks for people attempting to buy a gun.

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/pollingcenter/polls/2451


A more detailed but older poll from SEIU Daily KOS from last December

http://www.dailykos.com/polling/2012/12/18/US/148/DON5k

[NYC_SKP]

1. I can't imagine why anyone would oppose background checks.

But at the same time I'm surprised that the number is as high as 94%.

People who respond to polls often don't have the background knowledge to offer a reasoned answer.

Impacts of ignorance of respondents notwithstanding, I think 94% is very encouraged.

[BainsBane]

2. Ask the gang why they oppose them

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There seem to be two main arguments: 1) pretending all guns already go through background checks. If something is in a law book, that means it regulates any and every gun sale.
2) Crime is going down anyway, so the 32,000 deaths with guns every year aren't worth worrying about.

I'm glad to see you're on board though!

[ManiacJoe]

3. This should not surprise anyone.

Universal background checks are a good idea.

However, there are good implementations and bad implementations. Some folks believe that the bad implementations are worse than staying with the current state of background checks.

[BainsBane]

4. The gunners insisted I was an "extremist"

for wanting expanded background checks. They have no sense of reality. Truly astounding.

[pintobean]

7. "expanded" isn't in the poll question.

Nothing in that question distinguishes between current law and new proposals. Like most things CNN, it's useless.

[BainsBane]

5. kick

[bigwillq]

6. I am the 94 percent!

No reason why there shouldn't be background checks.

[BainsBane]

9. Awesome!

[BainsBane]

8. edited

wrong spot.

[sarisataka]

10. Support in a poll is great

now to just get people to do something. Sometimes a 15 second phone call or an email before going to bed is asking too much

We take different roads but are going to the same place so here's one for you...

[BainsBane]

12. From your mouth to their ears, sarisataka

[DanTex]

11. Also 60% support banning semi-automatics, and 14% support banning all guns.

Which means that people who oppose universal background checks are far more extremist than people who want to ban all guns.

[BainsBane]

13. Exactly!!!!