The Patriot Post® · Support for Gun Control Declines

Despite – or maybe because of – Barack Obama’s best efforts, support for gun control among the American public has dropped to pre-Newtown levels. Gallup reports, “Less than half of Americans, 47%, say they favor stricter laws covering the sale of firearms, similar to views found last year. But this percentage is significantly below the 58% recorded in 2012 after the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, spurred a nationwide debate about the possibility of more stringent gun control laws. Thirty-eight percent of Americans say these laws should be kept as they are now, and 14% say they should be made less strict.” Remember that gun sales in 2013 hit another record – thanks to Obama, the repeat gun salesman of the year. As more people become gun owners, fewer people want them banned or further restricted. Seems Obama’s shot himself in the foot. More…