Large Majority Still Supports Expanded Background Checks

A new Public Policy Polling survey finds on the 6th month anniversary of the Newtown shootings that voters “are still angry with Congress over the lack of action on expanded background checks. They continue to have overwhelming bipartisan support with 71% of voters favoring them to only 22% who are opposed.”

“This still has the potential to be a major issue in next year’s midterm elections. 51% of voters say they’re less likely to support someone who voted against background checks next year to only 14% who say they would consider that a positive. Even among Republicans 30% say they’d be less inclined to vote for someone who opposed expanded background checks to 25% more likely, so this isn’t even something that would be a particular salient issue for potential primary challengers.”