A new Rasmussen poll reveals that 57% of American citizens believe gun sales are up over the past several months because of widespread fears that the government will tighten restrictions on gun ownership, according to a release by the Citizens Committe for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
The Rasmussen telephone survey found that only 23% of the respondents believe gun sales have risen due to concerns about rising crime. Twenty-one percent are not sure. The poll also revealed that 63% of male Americans and 51% of women believe gun sales are linked to concerns about new gun control schemes. Another finding is that 65% of Republicans and 66% of those not affiliated with either major political party think booming gun sales are connected to fears about increased government restrictions.
“Americans realize that despite all of the campaign rhetoric, Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are waiting for the right moment to spring new gun control measures,” Gottlieb said in the statement. “There is little doubt they would like to renew the ban on semiautomatic sport-utility rifles, place limits on the number of firearms someone may purchase, and maybe institute some kind of licensing and registration scheme, as Pelosi hinted during an appearance on ABCs Good Morning America. Wherever these measures have been tried on the local level, they have invariably failed to prevent or reduce violent crime. The Clinton gun ban failed. One-gun-a-month schemes have failed.
“How many times do you have to fail at something before you reach the inescapable conclusion that your plan isnt going to work?” he questioned. “The Rasmussen poll affirms that Americans are waking up to the Obama-Pelosi agenda, and they are stocking up for what they think is an inevitable attack on gun rights.”
