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55% of Republicans \u2018Back Potential Use of Force to Preserve American Way of Life\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

A stunning George Washington University\u00a0poll<\/a>\u00a0conducted in June revealed that \u201cOver half of Republicans (55%) supported the possible use of force to preserve the \u2018traditional American way of life,\u2019\u201d while also finding that 47 percent of Republicans think there may be a time when \u201cpatriotic Americans have to take the law into their own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another finding<\/a>\u00a0listed in the survey is that Republicans are far less likely (21%) than Democrats (83%) to say that \u201cchanging the nation\u2019s gun laws is very or somewhat important.\u201d<\/p>\n

As reported by\u00a0The Hill<\/a>, \u201csupport for principles like free and fair elections, free speech and peaceful protest were nearly unanimous among Democratic and Republican voters.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, The Hill also noted, \u201cRepublicans were significantly less likely to have a strong amount of faith in local and state elections. Eighty-five\u00a0percent of Democrats expressed trust in local election officials, with 76 percent saying the same of state officials, compared to 63 percent and 44 percent, respectively, for GOP voters.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What this survey actually accomplished was to show the continuing, and perhaps widening divide between Democrats and Republicans on gun rights, and how political partisans disagree in their understanding of what the Second Amendment is really about. As grassroots gun rights activists repeatedly remind one another on social media, it\u2019s \u201cnot about duck hunting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Considering the reductions to police departments in some major cities over the past year\u2014a result of the \u201cdefund police\u201d movement and an apparent decline in morale among police officers due to what they see as a lack of support from elected officials\u2014it probably should not be surprising to see an increasing number of citizens concerned about having to act as their own first responders in life-threatening emergencies.<\/p>\n

Amid the turmoil of 2020 and continuing into this year, gun sales have continued briskly in many parts of the country. Some estimates have put the number at 8 million new, first-time gun owners have joined the firearms community.<\/p>\n

Back in April,\u00a0The Hill reported<\/a>\u00a0on another survey, this one a\u00a0Morning Consult-Politico tracking poll<\/a>, that found 64 percent of registered voters support stricter U.S. gun laws, while 28 percent do not.<\/p>\n

Alarming to gun rights activists, that survey also found 46 percent of respondents \u201csaid that limiting gun ownership was more important than protecting the Second Amendment, while 44 percent said that gun ownership rights were a higher priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May,\u00a0Pew Research<\/a>\u00a0released a report citing eight \u201ckey facts about Americans and guns.\u201d This poll also illustrates the divide between party philosophies on the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n

According to Pew, the eight points are:<\/h3>\n