Support for More Gun Control Falls, but Partisan Gap Grows

Support for More Gun Control Falls, but Partisan Gap Grows
A shelf full of handguns at Paladin Protection Academy, a gun store and concealed carry training business in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 20, 2021. Jackson Elliott/The Epoch Times
John R. Lott Jr.
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Commentary
According to a new Gallup poll, support for stricter gun control has fallen by 15 percentage points in just the past five years. But, despite the drop being driven by independents’ changing views, Democrats aren’t likely to rethink their support for more gun control. The partisan divide on this issue has never been so large—91 percent of Democrats and only 24 percent of Republicans support stricter laws.
John R. Lott Jr.
John R. Lott Jr.
Author
John R. Lott Jr. is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and the author of “Gun Control Myths” (2020), “Dumbing Down the Courts,” and “Freedomnomics.”
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