{"id":4896,"date":"2011-01-13T17:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2011\/01\/13\/rasmussen-poll-majority-say-stricter\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:12:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:12:55","slug":"rasmussen-poll-majority-say-stricter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=4896","title":{"rendered":"Rasmussen Poll: Majority Say Stricter Gun Control Would Not Prevent Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:18333,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.rasmussenreports.com\\\/public_content\\\/politics\\\/current_events\\\/gun_control\\\/most_say_stricter_gun_laws_would_not_help_prevent_shootings&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251208073235\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.rasmussenreports.com\\\/public_content\\\/politics\\\/current_events\\\/gun_control\\\/most_say_stricter_gun_laws_would_not_help_prevent_shootings&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 21:12:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 11:29:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 20:23:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 20:23:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:18334,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.politico.com\\\/news\\\/stories\\\/0111\\\/47445.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/current_events\/gun_control\/most_say_stricter_gun_laws_would_not_help_prevent_shootings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rasmussen Poll<\/a> conducted a telephone poll of 1,000 American adults on January 10th and 11th. Included in the poll were questions asking about opinions on gun control. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>1* Does the United States need stricter gun control laws? <\/p>\n<p>2* Does the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right of an average citizen to own a gun? <\/p>\n<p>3* Would stricter gun control laws help prevent shootings like the one in Arizona? <\/p>\n<p>4* Does anyone in your household own a gun?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Only 29% of adults think stricter gun control laws would prevent tragedies like the Tucson shootings of Congresswoman Giffords, Judge Roll, and the others. By contrast, 62% disagreed overall and 76% of those whose household includes at least one gun owner disagreed with Question No. 3 above.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, opposition to new gun controls is at high even with the shootings in Arizona. 56% say that they oppose new gun control laws as opposed to 36% who think the U.S. needs stricter gun control. If gun ownership is factored in, both numbers rise. 76% of gun owners oppose stricter gun control while 53% of those without a gun in the house would be in favor of stricter gun control.<\/p>\n<p>The previous high for opposition to new gun control was 51% in July 2010. While the gun banners are trying to score points on the Tucson shootings, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/0111\/47445.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people are voting with their pocketbook<\/a> and buying more guns as a result &#8211; at least in Arizona.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rasmussen Poll conducted a telephone poll of 1,000 American adults on January 10th and 11th. 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