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By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New polling<\/a> on gun control from a leading polling agency could show lagging indicators that Americans aren\u2019t buying what gun control activists are selling. Specifically regarding federal bans on Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs), or the popular and commonly-owned centerfire semiautomatic rifles gun control activists refer to as so-called \u201cassault weapons,\u201d support has dropped again. That\u2019s at the same time that the survey shows that the vast majority of Americans flat-out reject calls for bans on handguns, something failed presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris openly supported in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The change in attitude towards firearms and gun ownership reflected in the most recent Gallup poll<\/a><\/strong> on firearms isn\u2019t surprising in the least to those in the firearm industry. We\u2019ve seen a sea change over the past four years, not just among who is purchasing firearms, but also those pursuing extra training and education, as well as their understanding about how different types of firearms operate and the various laws that effect their ability to buy and possess them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The firearm industry knows the Gallup survey is just the polling catching up to reality within the firearm-owning community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only 20% of Americans favor such a measure\u2014just one point above the all-time low of 19% recorded in Gallup\u2019s 65-year trend. (Photo: Gallup<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018AWB\u2019 Support Declines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President Joe Biden has urged Congress since before he was officially sworn in to reinstate a federal \u201cassault weapons<\/a>\u201d ban. He\u2019s repeated his near-demand often throughout his four years in The White House. Vice President Kamala Harris, while she herself was running for the top of the ticket in 2019, went a step further and declared she\u2019d use executive action authority to ban so-called \u201cassault weapons\u201d and implement a confiscation scheme. Neither of them were successful. A bill to ban the most-commonly owned semiautomatic rifle barely passed the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022, but stalled in the U.S. Senate after not even all Democrats were on board with the ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All through the last four years, however, more Americans than ever before became owners of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) as the popular long gun was purchased in large numbers for a variety of lawful purposes. As more Americans became familiar with what MSRs are \u2013 and what they are not \u2013 polling has reflected that understanding. Americans don\u2019t buy the gun control hysteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallup polling taken immediately before the November 5 election showed just 52 percent<\/a><\/strong> of American adults support reinstating an \u201cassault weapons\u201d ban. That mark reflected a drop in support for a ban that is lower than the previous two Gallup polls taken and is \u201csignificantly lower\u2026than it was in Gallup\u2019s initial reading in 2019 (61%) and is down slightly from 55% in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: National Reciprocity Is it Happening?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, polling from ABC News\/Washington Post in 2023 painted a similar picture<\/a><\/strong>. That poll showed a majority of Americans opposed adopting a national \u201cassault weapons\u201d ban, a 10-point jump in opposition since the question was last asked in 2019. Only 47 percent of those polled said they support the proposal, the second-lowest level of support measured since the poll began in 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSSF industry data reveals there are more than 28 million MSRs in circulation today. As Americans from all walks of life purchased MSRs in record numbers for lawful purposes \u2013 including more than 22.4 million first-time firearm buyers since 2020 \u2013 they understand the demands for reinstating \u201cassault weapons\u201d bans coming from gun control activists for what it is \u2013 baseless scare tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handgun Bans? No Thanks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gun control was a key plank for Vice President Kamala Harris during her failed presidential run over the past three months. A ban on outright handgun ownership became a significant point of discussion because VP Harris\u2019 track record indicated her staunch support for a handgun ban and her announced ownership of a GLOCK handgun in California raised more questions than it answered<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The background and timeline of the vice president\u2019s GLOCK ownership is worth a study, but it comes down to her owning a handgun under an exemption not available to everyday Californians while supporting an amicus brief<\/a> in support of D.C. v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s landmark Second Amendment<\/a> case. <\/em>Heller<\/em>, of course, was a challenge to Washington, D.C.\u2019s, ban on handgun possession. That means the vice president\u2019s opinion was that not only could California ban handgun sales and possession, but that the Second Amendment doesn\u2019t preclude total bans on handgun possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the Gallup poll show about Americans\u2019 views on handgun bans? They overwhelmingly don\u2019t support them<\/strong><\/a>. Support for a handgun ban is at just 20 percent, near the all-time low, including among Democrats who have swung 16 points against handgun bans from 2023 to this year, going from 49 percent in favor to only 33 percent<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#GUNVOTE\u00ae<\/sup> Mattered<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The bottom line is that the gun-owning community has never been more diverse and welcoming. Millions of Americans from all races, backgrounds and political leanings purchased firearms since the 2020 election for all sorts of lawful purposes and they made sure to register their voice in support of their Second Amendment right to do so at the ballot box. That included key constituencies that previously regularly supported the Democratic candidate crossed over and supported the candidate who will protect and preserve Constitutional Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gallup poll is refreshing as it shows a more mainstream outlet reporting on trends that the firearm industry has long been aware of. The Second Amendment is for everyone and the more law-abiding Americans learn about and understand how gun control laws impact them, the less they support them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larry Keane <\/strong>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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