Most Say No to Federal Control of Guns
Well this survey showed that the majority of Americans do not want the federal government involved in gun control and would rather see it handled at the state level. With all of the drive toward federal involvement lately from the current administration in the matter of gun control it is refreshing to hear that the sentiment is not shared amongst the American People.
The Tenth Amendment is very clear: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. So this should have you asking why is the federal government involved in these matters today? This is due to an administration which has completely overstepped its bounds and seems to have no regard for The Constitution.
We need to circle back to The Constitution and bring the federal government back to the system of checks and balances which are in place to protect the people not the government.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 34% of Likely U.S. Voters believe laws regarding the ownership of guns should be the responsibility of the federal government. That’s down from a high of 38% in December. Slightly more (36%) believe gun ownership is a state government responsibility, while 18% say local governments should have the final say. Twelve percent (12%) aren’t sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 20-21, 2015 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC . See methodology.
