OPINION: Politics of Gun Prevention Shifting to the Middle

By The Brady Campaign , To Prevent Gun Violence - November 25, 2008

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By Paul Helmke | President, the Brady Campaign Earlier this week we released the results of a poll on the gun issue, taken by the prominent Penn, Schoen & Berland firm, of 1,083 confirmed Election Day voters. Before discussing the responses that may come as a surprise to some, I wanted to highlight the analysis of Rob Green, a principal at PSB, who evaluated the new political status of gun violence prevention after this election: "These findings suggest that sensible gun legislation ... Read the Full Article
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OPINION: Politics of Gun Prevention Shifting to the Middle
  • sesquiculus
    A Push Poll?

    If a poll is worded right, you can get any answer you like. We need to seen the wording of the questions.

    Still, the fact that "79% of persons" say that NRA opinions about a candidate were not important to their presidential vote means that to 21% of voters, they were.

    The usual estimate is that anywhere outside the coastal and great lakes urban areas, being antigun automatically hands a pro-gun opponent an extra 3-7% of the vote. These figures suggest the number may be even higher.

    - sesquiculusUS February 18, 2009 11:48PM

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