Likewise, 79% of NRA members support requiring background checks on gun retail employees, 74% would support background checks on all potential gun buyers and 64% support requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms.
Mr. Cuomo has said that about 70% of New Yorkers support gun control and that around 30% don't.
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The likes of Jon Tester, a new senator in Montana, and Heath Shuler, a North Carolina congressional freshman, did much bragging about their lifelong gun ownership and support for the second amendment.
Forty-three percent said the shootings in Connecticut make them more likely to support gun control laws, a 15-point increase from January 2011 following the Arizona gun rampage that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Blais told CNN he had intentionally drafted the proposal broadly so that he could encompass details from officials and those in the community who support gun rights to ensure a fairly written amendment.
Forty-three percent said the elementary school shootings in Connecticut make them more likely to support gun control laws, a 15-point increase from January 2011 following the Arizona gun rampage that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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"The 90%" who supposedly support gun background checks is an even more evanescent construct--the result of a poll, which presumably questioned a few hundred randomly called people, few of whom likely had thought deeply about the subject.
The vast majority of Americans -- including a majority of gun owners -- support requiring criminal background checks for anyone trying to buy a gun. (Applause.) So right now, Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are working on a bill that would ban anyone from selling a gun to somebody legally prohibited from owning one.
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"Democrats should stand proud as a party that wants to protect gun rights, promote hunting, support hunters and other legitimate gun owners, " said Jonathan Cowan, of Americans for Gun Safety.
With states like Connecticut and Colorado passing strict new restrictions on gun owners and the President flying around the country to drum up support for national gun control, ammo buyers are like consumers queuing for gas or loading up on gold in the inflationary 1970s.
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Meanwhile, lawmakers who support tighter gun laws say they haven't given up trying to pass legislation.
"It would be a monumental mistake on his part" to support federal gun control legislation, Reichner said.
However, most New Yorkers support stronger gun control measures, particularly residents of New York City and its suburbs.
Jim Bunning, R-Kentucky, cited the pardons and what he called Holder's insufficient support for gun rights in opposing the nomination.
In another show of support for gun rights, one group is calling for a Gun Appreciation Day on January 19.
It could even boost support for Reform Party candidate Gatewood Galbraith, a former Democrat who draws strong support from gun enthusiasts.
Opinion polls have consistently shown most Americans support more gun control measures, but the firearms lobby wields a powerful influence over lawmakers.
While Mr. Biden prepares to present his ideas to the president, White House allies have begun organizing to build public support for gun control.
Recent polling, however, shows public support for gun restrictions has declined since the shootings, as renewed attention has amplified on both sides of the debate.
While the gun lobby has indicated support for some improvements in background checks, it remains opposed to other steps, saying they won't prevent criminals from getting weapons.
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But that message is best delivered by parents, teachers, physiologists and even children, none of which were present as a demonstration of mainstream American support for gun rights.
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In fact, the poll found that 60% either support the gun laws or think they didn't go far enough, while 30% told pollsters that the gun laws went too far.
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This awful reality explains why support for gun control in the black and Hispanic community is overwhelming (71% among blacks and 78% of Hispanics, according to a recent Pew poll).
Bradley, the former Democratic presidential candidate, campaigned with Corzine on Wednesday, praising his support for gun control in an appearance before a small gathering of mothers advocating restrictions on firearms.
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And statewide, most New York residents either support the gun laws or think they didn't go far enough, while 30% believe the gun laws went too far, according to the Journal poll.
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The people of Georgia may not support stiff gun controls but they are as aware as people in Arizona or Colorado or Connecticut that we must strengthen, not weaken, our mental health care system.
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Just one-third of Republicans support stricter gun laws, Journal polls through this year show, a finding that helps explain why GOP senators and Democrats from GOP-leaning states opposed expanded background checks and other measures.
Republicans, Democrats, gun owners, independents support background checks.
The Democratic presidential candidates carried only one state in the south or mountain West in 2000 and 2004, so the party has decided that, to win at the national level again, it must drop support for gun control.
Washington (CNN) -- A compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun sales lacks enough support to win Senate approval now, which will likely delay a vote on the measure that has strong public support, one of the sponsors told CNN on Monday.
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