To: tejek who wrote (708115 ) 4/9/2013 3:58:54 PM From: longnshort 1 Recommendation Respond to It’s official: Americans don’t like Obama’s take on gun policyCNN-Opinion Research Corp. poll found that 52 percent of Americans now disapprove of how President Obama is handling gun policy in the U.S., up slightly from 49 percent in January. Forty-five percent of Americans approve of the president’s measures, while three percent are undecided.drafted by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) , which includes expanded background checks for gun sales, more federal funding for school security programs and plans to make gun trafficking a federal crime. Several Republican senators, including Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas, have threatened to filibuster the bill , however.Connecticut and Maryland , have passed sweeping gun reform bills in recent weeks that include bans on assault weapons. Sen. Reid’s bill does not include a measure banning assault weapons.CBS poll released late last month found that overall support for stricter gun control in the U.S. has dropped by ten percent since December, despite the fact that a Quinnipiac poll conducted last week found that Americans strongly support mandatory background checks and a ban on assault weapons.
