Support
for stricter gun laws has jumped 18 points since October, with 70
percent of Americans calling for action, according to a new poll released Sunday by CNN.
Responding to the question “Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws?” seven in 10 respondents said they were in favor.
The
gun control debate was reignited earlier this month after 17 people
were killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. When the
same question was asked in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting in
October, only 52 percent of respondents said yes.
Sen.
Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said on “Meet the Press” Sunday morning that he
hoped his bill with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to expand background
checks had a chance at a vote.
“I’ve
spent a lot of hours on the phone and communicating other ways with my
colleagues this week,” said Toomey. “I do think there are some members
who were not supportive in the past and are reconsidering. I haven’t
gotten anyone who said, ‘Yes, sign me up,’ but there are definitely
members who are reconsidering. The president’s expression of support for
strengthening our background check system is very constructive.”
Source: Yahoo News
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