New Survey: NRA Members Have Surprisingly Nuanced Beliefs On Gun Control
No, really.
Okay, well many of them still think this whole Aurora massacre would have been prevented if only more people in that theatre had been carrying loaded firearms, but a new survey conducted by GOP pollster Frank Luntz reveals that a surprising majority of gun owners support certain gun control measures. Specifically, they don’t love the idea of letting crazy people carry guns. Or really violent people. Or people who dye their hair bright orange because they think they are a movie character. This seems fairly reasonable to us.
According to a recent survey of National Rifle Association members and non-affiliated gun owners, 82 percent of 945 self-identified gun owners said they support requiring criminal background checks for gun purchasers. The survey, which was unveiled at the Center for American Progress on Tuesday, revealed several other surprising data points:
- 74 percent of NRA members believe concealed carry permits should only be granted to applicants who have completed gun safety training.
- 68 percent of NRA members believe concealed carry permits should only be granted to applicants who do not have prior arrests for domestic violence.
- 63 percent of NRA members believe concealed carry permits should only be granted to applicants 21 years of age or older.
- 75 percent of NRA members believe that concealed carry permits should be granted only to those applicants who have not committed any violent misdemeanors.
As the Mayors Against Illegal Guns group points out, this survey of gun-owners and NRA members seems to contradict the official position of the NRA. One of the NRA leadership’s top federal legislative priorities is national reciprocity for concealed carry permits, which would effectively eliminate the requirements supported by its members by forcing every state to allow non-residents to carry concealed guns even if they would not qualify for a local permit.
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JP
July 25, 2012 at 4:48 am
What about assault weapon bans? I doubt they are in favor of those.
Linda the Dolt
July 25, 2012 at 6:06 am
They seem a lot more amenable to bans on certain PEOPLE owning guns than bans on certain GUNS being available for purchase.
John R.
July 26, 2012 at 2:48 am
Assault weapons are already illegal in the United States, except for Class 3 FFL holders who are carefully monitored. As for the other things; The NRA has always supported background checks, firearm training and so on. The comments only show the ignorance of the average American. As for "Mayors against illegal guns" That is just another Bloomburg initiative to ban guns fully.
Brad
July 25, 2012 at 8:53 am
I don't see how it contradicts anything. Wanting one set of rules to follow rather than 50 doesn't have any relation to what those rules allow.
Linda the Dolt
July 25, 2012 at 9:07 am
It does seem like a little bit of a stretch. I guess the idea is that if any state allows felons to carry concealed firearms, then all the rest of them would have to allow the same when accepting visitors to the state.
That's a quote from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, not my personal belief, btw.
ExNuke
July 25, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Bloom(ing idiot) would have a valid point except for the little thing about the prohibited persons list is Federal and applies to ALL the states. What he really means is that if you don't contribute to his or one of his cronies re-election campaigns or are one of his personal armed bodyguards (that taxpayers pay for) you shouldn't have the "privilige" of owning or carrying a gun. Lunatics, felons (violent AND nonviolent), domestic violence offenders, habitual drunks and drug abusers are currently prohibited from LEGALLY purchasing or even holding a gun or ammunition. Of course our Department of Just Us fails to prosecute more than about 1% of the violators, but it's already against the law.
Interesting fact, there are 4 times the number of prohibited persons(felons) in Bloomberg's MAIG than there are in the general population.
Dave R
July 25, 2012 at 10:03 am
The NRA has always been in favor of preventing insane people and criminals from getting guns.
The government gave Sideshow Bob the grant money to buy the weapons in the first place, after the gun club declined to have anything to do with him. Apparently the gun club could detect crazy, while the government rewarded it.
We need Grant Control, not gun control.
Dave R
July 25, 2012 at 10:05 am
The NRA has always been in favor of preventing insane people and criminals from getting guns. There is no contradiction between the NRA and its members, just a failure of "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" to comprehend.
The government gave Sideshow Bob the grant money to buy the weapons in the first place, after the gun club declined to have anything to do with him. Apparently the gun club could detect crazy, while the government rewarded it.
We need Grant Control, not gun control.