Fox News Poll: Voters think preventing gun violence is more important than protecting gun rights

[DonViejo]

BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 03/25/18 09:18 AM EDT

A majority of voters in a new poll thinks it is more important to prevent gun violence than to protect gun rights.

A Fox News poll finds 53 percent of respondents think it is more important to protect citizens from gun violence, compared to 40 percent who think it is more important to protect the rights of people to own guns.

Vast majorities of voters also support specific gun control measures, the poll finds.

Ninety-one percent support requiring criminal background checks for those who want to buy a gun and 84 percent support mandating mental health checks.

Nearly three-quarters of voters also support raising the minimum age to buy all guns to 21 and 69 percent support putting armed guards in schools.

A majority, 57 percent of voters, opposes a proposal to arm teachers, according to the poll.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/380157-poll-voters-think-protecting-against-gun-violence-is-more

[Fred Sanders]

1. The stupid 53/40 question is way less important than the specific questions on gun regulation which

have overwhelming public support.

So the generic poll question, being a closer GAME, is the one played up by media.

Murdock is a well known gun regulation guy in the light of the real world and a gun humper in the dark world of Fox News.

[a kennedy]

2. Ah, this should have a kick eh??

[C_U_L8R]

3. Yeah, we choose actual life

unlike these rightwing assholes