BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today a new Rasmussen survey reinforces what they have been saying for years: More gun control laws are not the answer to preventing shootings like Tuesday’s New York subway attack.
According to Rasmussen, 51 percent of likely voters doubt the effectiveness of stricter gun control laws, adding that “Majorities of every political category – 67% of Republicans, 52% of Democrats and 59% of unaffiliated voters – say it’s not possible to completely prevent mass shootings.”
“It is significant that Rasmussen pollsters also learned that 59 percent think it’s not possible to prevent the kinds of shooting incidents like what happened in Brooklyn,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “This is why we have always supported expanded concealed carry by law-abiding private citizens. If history has taught us anything, it’s that violent crime does not happen on a prearranged schedule, and criminals or madmen do not call ahead to warn their victims.”
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Federal authorities have charged the suspect with one count of committing a terrorist or other violent attack against a mass transportation system. Prosecutors asked that he be permanently detained while awaiting trial. More charges are expected.
Rasmussen revealed that Democrats (65%) are far more likely than Republicans (23%) or Independents (38%) to believe the U.S. needs stricter gun laws. Likewise, Democrats (61%) think stricter gun laws would help prevent mass shootings, while only 18 percent of Republicans and 32 percent of Independents share that view.
“Clearly,” Gottlieb observed, “the majority of Americans don’t think adding restrictions on the rights of honest citizens is going to make a difference to people who are determined to commit mayhem. That has never been the case, and never will be, regardless what kind of extremist solutions are proposed by the gun prohibition crowd.
“What happened in that Brooklyn subway was unconscionable,” he added, “and if the suspect is found guilty, he should face the harshest punishment. But as the Rasmussen survey shows, most Americans don’t think it should result in stricter gun control laws that penalize honest gun owners for a crime they clearly did not commit.”
About CCRKBA
With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (www.ccrkba.org) is one of the nation’s premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States.
Until the criminal justice system gets real about locking up felons or better yet stringing them up they don’t even need to preach to any law abiding gun owners!!!!!! This comment section is B.S
This story is premised on a disingenuous interpretation of the poll results. The poll asked if more laws would PREVENT mass shootings. That is, eliminate them. That’s not the same as HELPING prevent mass shootings, which encompasses the possibility of REDUCING them.
It’s also a poorly worded poll question with a flawed premise. People understand it’s nearly impossible to completely eliminate a behavior in a large population. If the poll had asked whether additional laws would REDUCE mass shootings, we might see different results.
Just inforce the laws they all ready have.!!!
You think ??? Just look at Detroit and Chicago who have the tuffest gun laws , yet have the most murders per capital then any other state . By the way both citys are in democrat ran states . If the democrats can’t control 2 citys they run … how are they going to control the hole country ??? It’s not the gun , it’s the people holding the guns they can get anywhere . even in city’s that have the tuffest gun laws . What the difference , the states and city’s ran by the democrats let the criminals out of jail , And their right back in the streets buying more guns . Honest citizens with guns are law Biden citizens , it’s the criminals that you need to worry about and iam guessing the cr are working for the democrats . Blm and antfia come to mind right away . Both are terrorists groups payed for by the democrats . Their still burning , looting and killing in the streets in bule states . They want to take away your guns to control you easier . Like the nazis did in Germany .
AZ is a very dangerous place… to be a criminal.