After 19 children and two teachers were killed this week at Robb Elementary School in Texas, Democrats have called on their Republican colleagues to help them pass some kind of sensible gun control measure. A Morning Consult/Politico poll conducted immediately after the Uvalde shooting showed that 65 percent of respondents either strongly or somewhat backed additional gun control in the country, while 28 percent opposed such actions. In the same poll, a staggering 88 percent of respondents supported background checks on gun sales, with 73 percent of respondents "strongly" endorsing the position. But despite most surveys in recent years consistently showing near-universal support for these measures, Republicans have remained unmoved. The ban expired in 2004, and Democrats have repeatedly been unable to restore the law since then.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 28, 2022 14:37 UTC