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WASHINGTON (USA Today)
— Four months after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary
School, a USA TODAY Poll finds support for a new gun-control law ebbing
as prospects for passage on Capitol Hill seem to fade.
Americans are more narrowly divided on the issue than in recent
months, and backing for a bill has slipped below 50%, the poll finds. By
49%-45%, those surveyed favor Congress passing a new gun-control law.
In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll in early April, 55% had backed a
stricter gun law, which was down from 61% in February.
The survey of 1,002 adults was taken Thursday through Sunday by
Princeton Survey Research. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage
points.
Those who support a bill want advocates in Congress to hang tough and
not compromise — an attitude that also could complicate passing
legislation. Sixty-one percent say members of Congress “should only
agree to a stronger version of the bill, even if it might not pass.”
Just 30% say they should “accept a weaker law” they know can win
approval.
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