28% of Democrats Say It Should Be Illegal to Join the NRA

[Sniper 6,372]

There are some interesting stats in this poll. First, it tells you who your "friends" are. Plus, since only about 5% of gun owners are NRA members, does it mean that the Dems are OK with the other 95% of gun owners?

Second, look at the numbers for Republicans in this poll. Is that disturbing?

...." The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that nearly one-out-of-three Likely Democratic Voters (32%) favor declaring the gun rights group a terrorist organization in the community where they live. Fourteen percent (14%) of Republicans and 20% of voters not affiliated with either major party agree. 

Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Democrats say Americans should be prohibited by law from belonging to pro-gun rights organizations like the NRA, a view shared by 15% of Republicans and 10% of uanffiliateds.

Among all likely voters, 23% favor declaring the NRA a terrorist organization in their home community, while 18% think it should be against the law to belong to pro-gun rights groups like the NRA."

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/28_of_democrats_say_it_should_be_illegal_to_join_the_nra

 

[Handyman 5,682]

Hmm... I guess they missed that whole "freedom of association" thing in the Constitution. 

But they are not big on the Constitution to begin with. 

[BobA 1,235]

And 10,000,000,000 flys can’t be wrong. 

[Greenday 323]

So...72% of Democrats think it's fine? Meaning most Democrats are fine with the NRA?

[Kevin125 4,772]

You can toss the fringe 10% of the respondents in the trash.  Ask any ridiculous question on any poll, despite the “quality” of the sample, and you will get about 8% to 10% of the respondents to approve of, or agree with, the ludicrous condition being asked about.

 

[Mrs. Peel 7,157]

40 minutes ago, Greenday said:

So...72% of Democrats think it's fine? Meaning most Democrats are fine with the NRA?

Ummm… not sure, but I tend to doubt that! You cannot assume everyone else who was surveyed must have the exact opposite view of those 28%. Most surveys provide one or more middle ground answers - like "not sure" or "undecided" - and a decent percentage of people tend to pick those neutral answers.

It's generally a bad policy - with surveys as with life - to assume facts not in evidence. 

[raz-0 1,259]

The actual questions:

 

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the National Rifle Association, also known as the NRA?

 

2* Are NRA members more likely or less likely to commit a crime with a gun? Or is the level of gun crime by NRA members about the same as in the population at large?

 

3* Following several recent mass shootings, officials in San Francisco have declared the NRA a domestic terrorist organization, although the decision has no specific impact on the NRA or its members. Do you favor or oppose declaring the NRA a terrorist organization in the community where you live?

 

4* Should Americans be prohibited by law from belonging to pro-gun rights organizations like the NRA?

[Bt Doctur 188]

Claiming to be a Democrat should be illegal

just like that dope Booker, seems confused on Bill of Rights and a drivers license

[brucin 923]

3 hours ago, Bt Doctur said:

Claiming to be a Democrat should be illegal

just like that dope Booker, seems confused on Bill of Rights and a drivers license

I don't know a gun license that is good for carry in all 50 states sounds good to me. Just like my drivers

[Underdog 1,593]

Why would a sizeable percentage  of Socialist Democrats care about someone's rights to freely associated with other lawful individuals for a lawful and common interest, which happens to support the Constitution and individual rights and freedoms?  It goes against just about everything they stand for.