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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (711554)	4/23/2013 4:54:36 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571229

USA TODAY POLL: PUBLIC SUPPORT FADES FOR GUN CONTROL Support for stricter gun control laws has fallen from 55% in early April to 49% now, according to a poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research for USA Today. This represents an even bigger drop from the 61% that supported stricter gun control laws in February. Moreover, the 49% who support more gun control are in a statistical dead heat with those who oppose it--since 45% are opposed to more gun control in a poll with a margin of error of +/- four percentage points. This poll was conducted over a four-day time period, including April 18 and 19--two days in which the Boston area was on lock-down while law enforcement searched for the bombing suspects. As the USA Today article made clear: "It wouldn't be shocking if people sitting in their homes in Massachusetts cities and towns thought to themselves, 'Boy, I wish I had something to protect with if a terrorist came through the door now.