Let’s talk about gun reform, not control
Most polls on gun control conducted after a mass shooting reflect an increase in the number of Americans that favor stricter gun laws. However, that’s not really a true picture as reflected in Nate Silver’s recent article on 538. After the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018, Quinnipiac poll indicated that 66% of Americans favored stricter gun laws with 31% opposed. But by April 2018, support had dwindled to 56%.
Almost every year since 1990, Gallup has conducted a poll where they ask Americans about stricter gun control laws. Since the survey is usually not conducted in the aftermath of a shooting, the information provides a less emotionally influenced response and can provide a “less noisy” sense of public opinion.
As you can see from the Gallup poll, even with the ebbs and flows after a shooting, support for stricter gun control seems to be reaching the levels of the mid ’90s when the Brady bill was signed into law.
What if we as Americans came to the table to discuss gun reform not control? Would you be more interested in joining the discussion?
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