Armed Americans: New Public Polling Reveals What the Firearm Industry Has Seen for Years<\/p>\n
By Larry Keane<\/p>\n
That loud sound you\u2019re hearing is the collective jaws of gun control activists hitting the floor. They\u2019re exasperated and can\u2019t believe years of their antigun propaganda hasn\u2019t worked. They are beside themselves that Americans would choose exercising the constitutional rights to keep and bear arms over backing more gun control restrictions and being lenient and soft on repeat criminals.<\/p>\n
The polling also backs up recent\u00a0reporting<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from big national media outlets revealing that antigun organizations and politicians have \u201cconceded<\/a><\/strong>\u201d that \u201cgun control is no longer their top issue.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe know the political realities,\u201d U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) recently told NOTUS. That \u201cpolitical reality\u201d is that Americans don\u2019t want more gun control.<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly what the firearm industry has seen over the past few years. And polling is now catching up.<\/p>\n So, what\u2019s all the \u201cnew\u201d news? Recent\u00a0survey data<\/a>\u00a0conducted in partnership between the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) and the well-respected polling firm The McLaughlin Group revealed Americans are significantly more likely to support and exercise their Second Amendment rights now than they were just 18 months ago. They are less likely to support increased gun control restrictions pushed by antigun activists.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The three main takeaways from the polling are simple and straightforward.<\/p>\n First, \u201cIndependent voters are more aligned with enforcement-focused crime policies than additional gun-control legislation,\u201d the polling summary states. The data showed that more than\u00a063 percent<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of survey respondents agreed that enforcing existing laws and arresting and prosecuting criminals would do the most to reduce crime, compared with less than\u00a030 percent<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0who thought passing additional gun control laws would help.<\/p>\n This new reality tracks with what NSSF and its membership has seen, especially over the past few years. Since 2020, there have been more than\u00a026.2 million<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0new first-time gun owners, those who previously may have opposed gun rights but were driven to lawful gun ownership due to surges in crime in cities where \u201cdefund the police\u201d budget cuts were implemented and soft-on-criminal George Soros-funded prosecutors came into office. Those two policies\u00a0largely backfired<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0as innocent law-abiding Americans turned instead to exercising their Second Amendment rights \u2014 many of whom were\u00a0politically Independent, or even Democrats<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The second main takeaway from the new polling data is that gun control groups often ignore that women are much more persuadable on gun rights, or even open to gun ownership, than these activist groups tend to believe.<\/p>\n \u201cOnly 18% of women view additional gun-control laws as the primary solution to public safety concerns,\u201d the polling report\u00a0says<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cAt the same time, women continue to represent one of the fastest-growing segments of new firearm owners and concealed carry permit holders nationwide. Increasing numbers of women view firearm ownership as a practical means of personal protection rather than a political statement.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly what\u00a0NSSF data<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has revealed in the past few years as well, as women of all races and backgrounds voted with their wallets and purses at the gun retail counter, crowded into firearm retailer concealed carry classes and went to the ranges in large groups to train.<\/p>\n The Cut even\u00a0proclaimed<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cBlack women are the new face of American gun ownership,\u201d largely due to their overwhelming concerns for safety and protecting their children in neighborhoods with increased crime and reduced police presence.<\/p>\n NBC News highlighted the growing number of women gun owners as well, even\u00a0spotlighting that many were choosing to purchase Modern Sporting Rifles<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(MSRs), or AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles, as their preferred firearm to bring home.<\/p>\n The third major takeaway from the new CPRC\/McGlaughlin Group survey is that minority Americans are overwhelmingly choosing to exercise their Second Amendment rights, creating the most diverse gun owning community in history. No more can media outlets and gun control groups claim gun owners are just \u201cpale, stale and male,\u201d old white men. The fact is that the\u00a0faces of firearms owners<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is changing. It has been and is picking up pace.<\/p>\n \u201cMany minority communities experience disproportionately high rates of violent crime and appear increasingly skeptical that additional restrictions on responsible firearm owners will meaningfully improve public safety,\u201d the report states.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the data show? Among African-American and Hispanic-American respondents, 62 percent opposed to creating and implementing new gun control laws.<\/p>\n NSSF data has revealed significant increases in the percentages of minority community members purchasing firearms in recent years. According to NSSF retailer\u00a0survey data<\/a><\/strong>, law-abiding Hispanic Americans purchased firearms in 2020 at a 49 percent higher rate than they did in 2019. African Americans purchased firearms at a rate that was\u00a058 percent<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0higher than the previous year and for Asian Americans it was close to\u00a043 percent<\/a><\/strong>. Those rates have cooled since but have created \u201cnew normals\u201d of gun ownership among nearly every demographic.<\/p>\n The polling memo concluded with a succinct message for both Second Amendment supporters and gun control activist counterparts: \u201cThe most persuasive message across all communication platforms is not simply one that defends gun rights \u2014 it is demonstrating how lawful firearm ownership, effective law enforcement, and accountability for violent criminals work together to create safer communities.\u201d<\/p>\n Gun control groups looking for funding donations and antigun politicians seeing voter approval should take note. Pushing for more and more restrictions on law-abiding Americans\u2019 ability to exercise Second Amendment rights is not a winning strategy. But they may already be realizing that reality.<\/p>\n A recent news report from the national media outlet NOTUS\u00a0puts it plainly<\/a><\/strong>: \u201cDemocrats concede gun control is no longer their top issue.\u201d<\/p>\n Pro-Second Amendment groups cannot rest on their laurels or take anything for granted and need to remain engaged to keep voters educated and activated on these critical issues. But with historically low crime and historically high and diverse gun ownership, Americans might be seriously reconsidering their beliefs around firearms, gun ownership and community safety.<\/p>\n The hard work for the firearm industry and Second Amendment supporters continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Armed Americans: New Public Polling Reveals What the Firearm Industry Has Seen for Years By Larry Keane That loud sound you\u2019re hearing is the collective jaws of gun control activists hitting the floor. 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