See Megan Brenan, Nov 17,2021 for recent polling.
Gun control is loosing its political muscle. Independents are 57% in support of either keeping gun laws the same, or making them weaker.
(Still, 52% want tougher gun laws, due to 91% Democratic support, but it is historically low)
I was shocked to find out that the Republican Lincoln Chafee is now a gun rights supporter.
There were 5 liberal-moderate Republicans in the 1996 to 2001 period:
Susan Collins, of Maine
Olympia Snow of Maine
Jim Jeffords of Vermont
John/Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island
Arlene Specter of Pennsylvania
The Maine Senators opposed the assault weapons ban, but I think the others supported it (I'm not 100% sure).
Now Lincoln Chafee is pro gun-rights.
So even the northeastern moderates, of yesterday, are pro-gun.
This cant be good news for Democrats.
(Support for handgun ban dropped to 19% today, while it was 25% a year ago. Most Americans supported the outright ban for decades, when modern polling began in 1959.)
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