In todays fish wrapper (The Columbian)

[deen_ad]

there was a story about guns and how an online poll had shown that most people, including NRA members wanted more background checks. I've seen that quoted several times but no one has been able to give me any info as to who conducted the poll or even when. No actual figures either.
I know the NRA didn't give out it's membership list so how would anyone know who is and who isn't a member?
Plus how would they keep the anti-gun nuts from voting that they're an NRA member or even keep people from voting multiple times (not that they would do that of course, being lawful citizens and all that).


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[chariot13]

there was a story about guns and how an online poll had shown that most people, including NRA members wanted more background checks. I've seen that quoted several times but no one has been able to give me any info as to who conducted the poll or even when. No actual figures either.
I know the NRA didn't give out it's membership list so how would anyone know who is and who isn't a member?
Plus how would they keep the anti-gun nuts from voting that they're an NRA member or even keep people from voting multiple times (not that they would do that of course, being lawful citizens and all that).


Deen
NRA Life Benefactor Member / Recruiter
Washington Arms Collector Member
Arms Collectors of South West Washington Member
Second Amendment Foundation Member

Even fox news is lying about background checks. Earlier today they said a fox news poll is showing 90%+ people are in favor of universal background checks. All government controlled media sites (cnn,msnbc, fox etc..) are pushing this agenda.

 

[1stklass]

the only one i have seen is a newsmax online poll and they are at 90% DO NOT want a universal background check

 

[oknow]

In todays fish wrapper (The Columbian)

I wouldn't use that on my fish. I only use it to start the fire in the fireplace.

 

[Profiteering]

Isn't this a Republic, representative of all the people? People lean to much on Democracy.

 

[OLDNEWBIE]

Probabaly a slanted sample of NRA members from the Northeast States. Also poll was taken minutes after Sandy Hook I'm sure. These people have no concience and while the rest of us were wiping tears they were stepping up efforts and organizing against us.

 

[deen_ad]

the only one i have seen is a newsmax online poll and they are at 90% DO NOT want a universal background check

The one I'm asking about has been around for several years and has been "quoted" many times, but nowhere can I find any data from it nor even who ran the poll. Must be like the "40% of gun sales are unregistered" that we see being quoted now.


Deen
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[deen_ad]

Well, I did find this that was just posted:

Don't Believe Everything You Read

Posted on March 15, 2013

Whenever NRA reviews other organizations' surveys or polls that claim to represent the views of NRA members, we do so with a suspicious eye. Our membership rolls are not released, so it's impossible for organizations that have no access to the NRA's membership list, to "test the pulse" of NRA members as effectively as NRA can.

That's why we viewed with skepticism a recent Pew Research poll, particularly its supposed findings regarding "NRA Households." While NRA does not dispute everything in the poll, the results cited do show some now-familiar inaccuracies. We know the findings are inaccurate because we recently completed our own polling, of our own members.

Under the heading "NRA Households," the Pew poll stated, "Only about a third of those in NRA households favor bans on assault-style weapons (33%), which assumes that two thirds (67%) oppose bans on so-called "assault weapons." NRA's own polling data shows that a much higher 89 percent of actual members oppose banning semi-automatic firearms.

The Pew poll went on to state, "Yet people in NRA households overwhelmingly favor making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks: 74% favor this proposal while just 26% are opposed." On the contrary, our own survey showed conclusively that NRA members strongly oppose these measures.

It is important to note that when the Pew poll says, "making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks," what they are referring to are "universal" background checks.

The main thrust of "universal" background checks is the criminalization of private firearm transfers. The checks would be mandated on EVERY transfer, sale, purchase, trade, gift, rental, and loan of a firearm between any and all individuals, including family members and lifelong friends. The cost for a background check for a federally mandated program can be any amount the government decides.

These checks are nothing more than regulatory proposals that mandate the government collection of data on lawful gun buyers and sellers and amount to universal gun registration and gun owner licensing. Furthermore, they aren't necessary or effective in reducing crime.

It is already a federal felony to be engaged in the business of buying and selling firearms without a federal dealer's license. It is already a crime for a federally licensed dealer to sell a gun without doing a background check, and it is already a federal felony to sell, trade, give, lend, rent or transfer a gun to a person you know or should know is not legally allowed to own, purchase or possess a firearm.

NRA's survey results showed that 93% of our members oppose laws requiring gun owners to register with the federal government, and 92% oppose federal laws banning the sale of firearms between private citizens.

The NRA survey of randomly selected NRA members across the country is the only legitimate survey of NRA members on these issues. (See full results of NRA survey here.)

NRA opposes, and will continue to oppose, "universal" background checks and registration schemes. We do believe that records of those who are prohibited by law from purchasing firearms (including those whose mental health history puts them in this category) ought to be included in the federal instant check system.

Deen
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