Imagine my shock, the narrative that the alt-left (CNN, "progressive" activist groups, and late night TV soy boys) are pushing is not reflective of the general public.

Ben Shapiro also made a good point today in that the polls that do show that gun control is popular, to think of it like how people also agree that cutting spending is a good idea. Polls high, then the rubber meets the road with specific proposals, and it's no longer popular. Before someone cites UBC, that is a leading question. Explain that a national registry is necessary to make it work, and it's not popular and rightly so (registration leads to confiscation).

Poll also indicates that Americans are HIGHLY skeptical (74-15) that politicians grandstanding on the issue are doing so for the right reasons. In other words, go ahead and try to make 2018 about guns, and see how that works out for you. There's a reason a top guy in the DCCC emailed everyone to NOT politicize Vegas.

Quote:

• Americans Blame Government More Than Guns for Florida Massacre
  

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 54% of American Adults believe the failure of government agencies to respond to numerous warning signs from the prospective killer is more to blame for the mass shooting. Thirty-three percent (33%) attribute the deaths more to a lack of adequate gun control. Eleven percent (11%) opt for something else.

• Most Like the NRA But Aren't Moved by Its Endorsement
  

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 54% of Likely U.S. Voters now view the NRA favorably, unchanged from five years ago. Favorables for the pro-gun rights organization fell slightly to 49% in early 2013 just weeks after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Forty percent (40%) view the NRA unfavorably.

• Voters Still Highly Skeptical of Politicians Who Raise Gun Issues
  

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that just 15% of Likely U.S. Voters believe most politicians raise gun-related issues to address real problems. Seventy-four percent (74%) think politicians publicize their views on these issues to get elected.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_c...un_control