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This is a trend I would expect too, but the data does not appear to support it. Gun control has actually become consistently less popular over the last two deca
by joshuahedlund 14y ago
This is a trend I would expect too, but the data does not appear to support it. Gun control has actually become consistently less popular over the last two decades[1]. I actually don't have a clue why, as it seems to counter other various demographic/political trends.
[1]http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/files/2012/07/gun-control-polls.gif http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/files/2012/07...
- tthomas48 14y agoIt correlates with a massive decrease in crime. It's interesting, but I live in a fairly mixed-income and higher crime area and guns are very unpopular here. I think ultimately it's some sort of weird reaction to extreme safety. Our brains start creating fake risk when we don't have any in our lives.