I recall a summer, 1995 U.S. News poll (taken during the post-Oklahoma-City antigun hypewave) that said 75% of the American public thinks the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to own a gun, so I suspect that this is probably about right.
Funny how little attention these poll numbers have gotten. If 75% of Americans had thought Ashcroft was wrong on this, do you think it would have gotten more coverage?
Talk about questions that do not need answered.
The results of this poll that he is discussing should surprise no one. Only the vehement safety Nazi’s and the fascists on the far left are in favor of dis-arming all Americans, just as the loony left is in favor of unilateral disarmament. I, for one, have no use for guns in my life whatsoever now that I am no longer in the military. I live ina safe area, I do not hunt, and I just choose not to own any weapons. That is a choice I have made, and I will defend other people’s right to make their own choice as long as I live.