Why Americans Aren't Mad as Hell about the gun bill failure

[minnhawk]

Maybe this latest poll is a little more accurate than the "90%" poll....

"The Senate’s defeat of a package of popular proposals aimed at curbing gun violence last week seemed certain to foment public outrage at out-of-touch politicians who don’t listen to their constituents. Not so much, according to a new Washington Post-Pew Research Center poll. Yes, a plurality (47 percent) describe themselves as either “angry” or “disappointed” about the failure of the gun legislation, but 39 percent call themselves “relieved” or “happy” about what happened. That’s a far cry from the 90-ish percent support that expanding background checks — the centerpiece of the proposed legislation — enjoyed."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the ... n-numbers/

[CraigJS]

Guess it wasn't as much a burning need or want to the "people", as these idiots thought.. Go figure, out of touch with the peoples wants. I never would have believed it..

[xd ED]

Such statistics merely reinforce the belief of the ruling class that they are so desperately needed to keep us from harming ourselves.

[Rip Van Winkle]

Could it be that only 4% think Gun Control is a pressing issue?

The 4% of Americans mentioning guns as the nation's top problem is the same as it was last month, and comparable to the 6% in February and 4% in January and December, the last measure having been taken just after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Prior to these past several months, in recent years virtually no Americans mentioned guns as the nation's top problem.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/161813/few-guns-immigration-nation-top-problems.aspx