Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- Gallup’s July survey found that the number of Americans who cited guns or gun control as the most important problem facing America had returned to levels similar to before the shooting in Parkland, Fla. This month, just two percent of Americans say guns and gun control are the most important problem. It was only a few short months ago that a record number of Americans cited guns as the most important problem (April, 13%).
Guns aren’t mentioned at all in the Gallup article on the July survey – not even in the section about “Americans’ Views of the Top Problem Facing the U.S.”
Perhaps even more tellingly, it was not one of the top five most important problems cited by Democrats. You’ll only find the data on guns/gun control if download the full trend fileand turn to the last page.
After Parkland, we were told that “[t]he gun control movement has reached a tipping point” and that “[t]his time it’s different.”
But the real difference might simply have been the intensity with which the agenda-driven media pursued the issue when they believed there was an opportunity to generate momentum behind it.
The fortunate truth is that Parkland-type incidents remain extremely rare. And as time passes, details emerge that refute the false idea that gun control could stop the few that actually do occur. In the case of Parkland, these included details on the missteps of local law enforcement and the FBI and missed opportunities for early intervention and even for response at the scene.
However many Americans see guns and a perceived lack of gun control as problem facing the country, few consider it the most important. Economic issues, immigration, government, healthcare, and the political environment all rate higher, as well they should.
The rarity of such events makes the ones that do occur seem that much more awful. It is understandable the nation becomes riveted for a time. But knee jerk reactions promote neither safety nor good policy. And to their credit, Americans increasingly understand this as cooler heads prevail.
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&Joe….
Did I strike your cognitive dissonance in the wrong way ? Did I say something that went over your head, being contrary to the brainwashing you have been spoon fed all your life ? I wrote 3 posts on the 23rd. Can you be more specific as to what triggered your ire, Mr. Einstein, or what sentence structure you could not understand ? BTW, your use of punctuation has been shown to be lacking. Can you identify your mistake ? ? ?.
Where are the comments that are sent to my e-mail? When I come back here to see who they are referring too, there is NOTHING!
Laddyboy; PERFECT GUN CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!!
Canada today proved agan that gun control fails.someone with a pistol that are not allowed shot up Toronto Canada
Thanks for the links. Very informative reading.
I support gun control.
One must know what is behind your target.
One must know what the target is.
One must never touch a weapon while angry.
One must know how to hold a weapon.
One must understand the dangers of a weapon.
One must treat every weapon as if it is loaded at all times.
One must understand to control the pressure on the firing mechanism.
One must understand that weapons must be maintained.
One must understand DemocRATic communist party wants to DISARM America.
THE GUN GRAB GLADIO IS ALL JEWS IN CIA TO DISARM THE GOYIM BEFORE THE COLLAPSE. DICKHEAD WILL SIGN AN E.O. TO GRAB THE GUNS.