New Gun Control Poll

[Heartland Patriot]

Total: 29072
No: 16297
Yes: 12775

*Edited to add: This poll is on ABC...not exactly the bastion of conservative and libertarian thinking. I imagine that a Fox News poll would have a markedly wider gap with NO in a healthy lead. Also, one poll does not equal a new AWB or any other gun control law...those have to go through Congress, to include the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, first...I'm sure some would/will cave but I'm betting it won't be enough.

[comp73]

Total: 29153
Nay: 16355
Yea: 12798

[Dragonfighter]

Nay: 16359
Yea: 12798

[longhorn86]

No: 16369

Yes: 12811

[Beiruty]

My vote no:

No: 16,392
Yes: 12,832

[Thomas]

Unfortunately, the poll isn't loading for me, so I can't vote.

So far this is what we have:

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    NO         ∆       YES        ∆      No ∆ / Yes ∆
   16151              12636
   16159       8      12646      10          0.8
   16166       7      12649       3          2.3
   16179      13      12662      13          1.0
   16193      14      12672      10          1.4
   16213      20      12699      27          0.7
   16216       3      12701       2          1.5
   16228      12      12708       7          1.7
   16255      27      12734      26          1.0
   16269      14      12745      11          1.3
   16273       4      12750       5          0.8
   16297      24      12775      25          1.0
   16355      58      12798      23          2.5
   16359       4      12798       0           -
   16369      10      12811      13          0.8
   16392      23      12832      21          1.1

"∆" is "delta" which means change.
The "No ∆ / Yes ∆" means how much the No vote has changed compared to the Yes vote. Numbers above 1 are good for us.

The total change so far:
+ 241 NO
+ 196 YES

[The Annoyed Man]

I've been tracking it with a spreadsheet. Here's what I've got so far:

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	No		Yes		Total		∆			∆ as %
16,095	12,563	28,658	3,532		12.3246562914369%
16,151	12,636	28,787	3,515		12.2103727376941%
16,159	12,646	28,805	3,513		12.1957993403923%
16,166	12,649	28,815	3,517		12.2054485511019%
16,179	12,662	28,841	3,517		12.1944454075795%
16,193	12,672	28,865	3,521		12.1981638662740%
16,213	12,699	28,912	3,514		12.1541228555617%
16,216	12,701	28,917	3,515		12.1554794757409%
16,228	12,708	28,936	3,520		12.1647774398673%
16,255	12,734	28,989	3,521		12.1459864086378%
16,269	12,745	29,014	3,524		12.1458606190115%
16,273	12,750	29,023	3,523		12.1386486579609%
16,297	12,775	29,072	3,522		12.1147495872317%
16,355	12,798	29,153	3,557		12.2011456796899%
16,359	12,800	29,159	3,559		12.2054940155698%
16,478	12,922	29,400	3,556		12.0952380952381%
16,489	12,933	29,422	3,556		12.0861940044864%

Like I said, the difference as a percentage of the total is decreasing. That is not good. I'll check it periodically.

[The Annoyed Man]

And by the way, here is some of the dreck that is being posted. WARNING: these people are unhinged, and some of them use not so nice language.

Hatred directed against the NRA
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/1 ... tail=email

Hatred directed against conservatives
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/1 ... tail=email

The second amendment is a hunting right
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/1 ... tail=email

Asbergers produces enlightenment, but never violence
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/1 ... tail=email

Obviously, the kosling nation are unhinged and out of touch, but they're not the only ones. This is what we are up against.

[Wes]

> no 16727 56%
yes 13159 44%
tot 29886

[jayinsat]

Voted: NO!
NO: 16748
YES: 13185
TOTAL: 29933

[Oldgringo]

> no 16727 66%
yes 13159 44%
tot 29886

While your number are preferable, the nays only have 56% of the total.

[BigGuy]

I voted NO at 6:15 pm cst 12/16/2012 NO=16,918 YES=13,429
I'm a Democrat and most of you folks wouldn't be happy with my voting record. But I'm with most of you on the 2nd Amendment. I would suspect that most of the folks who run across that poll on ABC website are a lot like me. I'd suspect that most conservative folks would more likely browse FOX.
I'm suggesting that even with a liberal bias to the voter set, you still get a marginal lean FOR the the 2nd Amendment. This board is FAR better than most of the others I belong too. (Guns and bikes, all pretty conservative.) On a lot of issues, if those folks would stop call (them/me) names and extend a hand, they'd probably be surprised at how many times and on how many issues (they/I'd) be in their camp. I'm only slightly left of center and vote for the Pachyderm on many issues. I'm just as disgusted with those guys on the far looney left as I am those on the far wacky right.
I don't mean to drift off topic, but I think we have a lot more support, slightly left of center, than most on the right realize. And I think this poll might reflect that.

[Wes]

> no 16727 56%
yes 13159 44%
tot 29886

While your number are preferable, the nays only have 56% of the total.

Ha! It says 56, don't know what ur talkin about?! Lol

[Poldark]

17042 NO versus 13718 yes

[RoyGBiv]

17,115 no
13,809 yes

55.3% No