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December, 2012

Gun Owners versus the NRA

A surprising statistic about gun owners' support for gun laws in a New England Journal of Medicine editorial.
This New England Journal of Medicine editorial has a really interesting stat I haven't seen anywhere else about how gun owners feel about gun laws:
These proposals enjoy broad support. In fact, public-opinion polls have shown that 75 to 85% of firearm owners, including specifically members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in some cases, endorse comprehensive background checks and denial for misdemeanor violence; 60 to 70% support denial for alcohol abuse. (It is deeply ironic that our current firearm policies omit regulations that are endorsed by firearm owners, let alone by the general public.)
Unfortunately there's no citation, but I'd be really interested to know how aligned gun owners are with the NRA.
December 27, 2012
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