Tougher gun laws favored by Massachusetts voters, says poll
69 percent believe protecting citizens from gun violence should be the most important thing to lawmakers as they consider gun legislation.
79 percent said they support raising the minimum age in Massachusetts for firearms purchases from 18 to 21, and 89 percent favor prohibiting people found to be a risk to themselves or others from owning or possessing guns.
63 percent oppose getting rid of laws that restrict what kind of guns people can own; 33 percent support that idea.
• 68 percent support banning high capacity magazines that allow guns to fire more than 10 rounds before reloading; 27 percent said they oppose such a ban.
• 28 percent support repealing the Second Amendment; 67 percent oppose that idea.
• 98 percent support, and 2 percent oppose requiring a background check for every person who purchases a firearm. On this question, pollsters encountered a rarity: no respondent said they didn’t know or refused to answer the question.
• 61 percent support banning all rifles capable of semiautomatic fire; 34 percent oppose such a ban.
• 64 percent support banning the manufacturing in Massachusetts of assault rifles meant to be sold to civilians, an idea recently offered by candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez.
-- 67 percent oppose the idea of arming some teachers and school staff to defend against school shooters; 29 percent of respondents support that idea.
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My comments: Who the hell actually participates in these polls? First, I only have a cell phone now. Are they only calling landlines? If so you've just narrowed your participant base significantly. Second: The types of people who support gun rights are probably the types of people to just hangup on pollsters.
69 percent believe protecting citizens from gun violence should be the most important thing to lawmakers as they consider gun legislation.
79 percent said they support raising the minimum age in Massachusetts for firearms purchases from 18 to 21, and 89 percent favor prohibiting people found to be a risk to themselves or others from owning or possessing guns.
63 percent oppose getting rid of laws that restrict what kind of guns people can own; 33 percent support that idea.
• 68 percent support banning high capacity magazines that allow guns to fire more than 10 rounds before reloading; 27 percent said they oppose such a ban.
• 28 percent support repealing the Second Amendment; 67 percent oppose that idea.
• 98 percent support, and 2 percent oppose requiring a background check for every person who purchases a firearm. On this question, pollsters encountered a rarity: no respondent said they didn’t know or refused to answer the question.
• 61 percent support banning all rifles capable of semiautomatic fire; 34 percent oppose such a ban.
• 64 percent support banning the manufacturing in Massachusetts of assault rifles meant to be sold to civilians, an idea recently offered by candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez.
-- 67 percent oppose the idea of arming some teachers and school staff to defend against school shooters; 29 percent of respondents support that idea.
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My comments: Who the hell actually participates in these polls? First, I only have a cell phone now. Are they only calling landlines? If so you've just narrowed your participant base significantly. Second: The types of people who support gun rights are probably the types of people to just hangup on pollsters.