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So how would Piers Morgan fare with his proposed constitutional amendment to repeal gun http://cowboybyte.com/16784/gallup-...time-high/#">rights? Amazingly, nearly three-quarters of Americans agree on handguns, anyway … but not with Piers Morgan. According to the latest Gallup survey taken within days of the Newtown massacre, a record number of Americans oppose a handgun ban, 74/24:
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<iframe style="POSITION: absolute; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; TOP: 0px; LEFT: 0px" id="google_ads_iframe_cowboybyte_300x250_inline_stories_page" height="250" marginheight="0" src="javascript:window["contents"]" frameborder="0" width="300" allowtransparency="" name="google_ads_iframe_cowboybyte_300x250_inline_stories_page" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></ins></ins></div></div><p>Despite Americans’ willingness to strengthen gun laws in the wake of Sandy Hook and other deadly mass shootings, Gallup finds public opposition to a broad ban on the possession of handguns at a record-high 74%. Conversely, the 24% in favor is the lowest recorded since Gallup first asked the question in 1959.</p><p>How about the “assault-rifle” ban? Technically, an “assault rifle” is an automatic weapon, which is already banned. Gallup asks respondents whether they are “for or <nobr><a id="FALINK_1_0_0" class="FAtxtL" href="http://cowboybyte.com/16784/gallup-opposition-to-handgun-ban-hits-all-time-high/#">against</a></nobr> a law which would make it illegal to manufacture, sell, or possess semi-automatic guns known as assault rifles,” which is a badly-written question in several ways. Even so, a majority opposes such a law, by just a slightly narrower gap than a year ago:</p><br><br>Read more: <a style="COLOR: rgb(0,51,153)" href="http://cowboybyte.com/16784/gallup-opposition-to-handgun-ban-hits-all-time-high/#ixzz2GLNQDxHC">http://cowboybyte.com/16784/gallup-...z2GLNQDxHC