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SpartanDem

(4,533 posts)
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 04:28 PM Apr 2013

Poll Says Gun-Rights Supporters Fund Their Cause; Opponents Don't

The Pew survey also showed what it called a profound "activism gap" between gun-rights supporters and gun control advocates.

The survey, conducted Jan. 9-13, found that a slim majority of Americans — 51 percent to 45 percent — say gun control should take precedence. But:

"There is a wide gap between those who prioritize gun rights and gun control when it comes to political involvement. Nearly a quarter (23%) of those who say gun rights should be the priority have contributed money to an organization that takes a position on gun policy, compared with just 5% of those who prioritize gun control. People who favor gun rights are also about twice as likely as gun control supporters to have contacted a public official about gun policy (15% vs. 8%)."

The National Rifle Association has annual revenue exceeding $200 million. By contrast, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the affiliated Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, perhaps the foremost groups working for stricter gun laws, had annual revenue of around $6 million in their latest filings, from 2010.


http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/01/14/169362367/poll-says-gun-rights-supporters-fund-their-cause-opponents-dont

This is an old story, but it needs reposting in light of current events. IMO we can't put all of the blame for the failure of the background check at the foot of the NRA, I do think we have to look at our activism gap as a factor.









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Poll Says Gun-Rights Supporters Fund Their Cause; Opponents Don't (Original Post) SpartanDem Apr 2013 OP
It's the fear factor. Tansy_Gold Apr 2013 #1
Yes. And that effort, too, is expensive. Robb Apr 2013 #3
Not at all. Tansy_Gold Apr 2013 #9
Gun safety supporters are unfunded, gun safety opponents are well funded. MattBaggins Apr 2013 #2
Supporters don't give money SpartanDem Apr 2013 #6
That is changing nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #7
Based on the numbers in the OP, they would only be outspent by 7 to 1 instead of 33 to 1. Joseph Ledger Apr 2013 #8
If a candidate has an A or B from the NRA nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #4
So... 99Forever Apr 2013 #5

Tansy_Gold

(17,817 posts)
1. It's the fear factor.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 04:31 PM
Apr 2013

"They" are more afraid of losing their rights (their guns) than "we" are afraid of the dangers.

People are always more active when they're more afraid.

"Their" leaders keep "them" fearful.

Tansy_Gold

(17,817 posts)
9. Not at all.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 05:05 PM
Apr 2013

It's actually very easy and very cheap to keep people fearful.

The money is collected from them, and spent buying the votes (based on a different fear) of the non-frightened.

SpartanDem

(4,533 posts)
6. Supporters don't give money
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 04:50 PM
Apr 2013

5% give compared to almost a quarter of opponents. How much more would Brady get if a 25% of supporters gave money?

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
4. If a candidate has an A or B from the NRA
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 04:34 PM
Apr 2013

You can forget about me voting for them...I don't care what party.

I want to remove these a-holes from Congress...

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
5. So...
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 04:36 PM
Apr 2013

... as I said in another thread, we get the representation we pay for, regardless of what We the People want.

We need to bribe our Senators and Congresscritters to do the right thing, eh?

Sounds about right. Ain't Plutocracy grand?

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