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84 Percent Majority Say Strict Gun Laws in U.S. Cities Ineffective at Stopping Crime Surge, 37 Percent Say Making Things Worse
(Austin, TX—January 5, 2022) Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group—one of America’s most accurate pollsters in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021—is releasing the results of a new national survey. Results were from surveys conducted December 17th through December 21st of over 1,000 likely 2022 election voters.
"The legacy media told Americans that ‘there’s nothing to see here’ as they witnessed scenes of looting, vandalism, and theft across the nation this holiday season. Voters see what’s going on, and clearly understand the causes. As strict gun laws in blue cities continue to restrict law-abiding citizens rather than criminals, the crime will continue to get worse,” said Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action. “That’s why so many people are voting with their feet and moving to places in the country with sane governance and a respect for the rule of law.”
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KEY INSIGHT: Majority of American Voters Say Strict Gun Laws are Ineffective in Combating Recent Retail Crime Surge:
- 84.4 percent of American voters say strict gun laws in major cities are not effective in dealing with the current retail crime surge or are making it worse:
- 47.1 percent say making no difference in dealing with crime surge
- 37.3 percent say making crime surge worse
- 15.6 percent of American voters say strict gun laws are making the current crime surge better.
KEY INSIGHT: Belief that Strict Guns Laws are Ineffective in Dealing with Current Crime Wave Crosses Partisan Divides:
- 90.2 percent of Independent voters say strict gun laws are not effective in dealing with the current retail crime surge:
- 50.7 percent of Independent voters say strict gun laws in major cities are making no difference in dealing with the current retail crime surge.
- 39.5 percent say strict gun laws are actually making it worse.
- 92.7 percent of Republican voters say strict gun laws are not effective in dealing with the current retail crime surge:
- 38.1 percent of Republican voters say strict gun laws in major cities are making no difference in dealing with the current retail crime surge.
- 54.6 percent say strict gun laws are actually making it worse.
- 69.9 percent of Democrat voters say strict gun laws are not effective in dealing with the current retail crime surge:
- 53.8 percent of Democrat voters say strict gun laws in major cities are making no difference in dealing with the current retail crime surge.
- 16.1 percent say strict gun laws are actually making it worse.
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