Poll Shows a Shocking Lack of Trust in the US Government That’s Fueling the Gun Debate

A poll published on Wednesday by ABC News showed that despite a rash of high-profile shootings, 53% of Americans reached in the survey opposed a ban on assault weapons.

That was the highest percentage in 20 years of the poll. Just 45% percent of respondents said they supported the ban.

The latest Democratic gun-control push in Congress is essentially a renewal of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban under President Bill Clinton . . .

Critics argue that an assault-weapon ban would be an ineffective fix to the mass-shooting problem, and that the definition of an “assault weapon” is superficial rather than substantive. But gun-control advocates argue that a ban would limit the mass-killing potential of shooters. . .

ABC’s polling data showed that just 22% of respondents felt confident in the government’s ability to protect them from lone-wolf shooters, such as Charleston’s Dylann Roof, or Adam Lanza of Sandy Hook. In contrast, 77% percent of respondents said they felt the government cannot protect them. (Read more from “Poll Shows a Shocking Lack of Trust in the US Government That’s Fueling the Gun Debate” HERE)

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