Gun Numbers

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2016 file photo, handguns are displayed at the Smith & Wesson booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas. When gunmakers and dealers gather this week in Las Vegas f... FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2016 file photo, handguns are displayed at the Smith & Wesson booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas. When gunmakers and dealers gather this week in Las Vegas for the industry's largest annual conference, they will be grappling with slumping sales and a shift in politics that many didn't envision two years ago when gun-friendly Donald Trump and a GOP-controlled Congress took office. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) MORE LESS

By Josh Marshall

September 9, 2019 11:42 a.m.

THE BACKCHANNEL

FREE EDITION

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.

Your subscription has been successful.

NEW!

A FREE email newsletter from Josh Marshall An email newsletter from Josh Marshall

There’s a new poll on gun policies out from Monmouth this morning. The gist is that the public overwhelmingly supports enhanced background checks and red flag laws. Where you get to something more like a split is on an assault weapons ban and a national gun registry. A majority still supports those two. But the opposition is more substantial. On an assault weapons ban, 66% support it and 38% oppose.

This is a members-only article

Small Team. Big Results.

We’re proud of what our small newsroom has accomplished and it’s not hyperbole when we say that without our members, none of this would be possible.

Become a TPM Member

Free memberships available for students and those experiencing financial hardship.

Already a member? SIGN IN