A poll released Wednesday by The Economist/YouGov found massive support in America for a number of provisions to keep people safe from gun violence.
The results run contrary to the positions of many Republicans, as well as their allies in the NRA, who oppose virtually all gun safety legislation.
Most Americans told the pollsters they want Congress to act to reduce gun violence. Sixty-four percent said that the legislature should pass such measures, as Democrats have done in the House.
View the complete August 16 article by Oliver Willis on the National Memo website here.