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DonViejo

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Fri Apr 12, 2013, 04:29 PM Apr 2013

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Poll: Huge Majority Of Latinos Back Stricter Gun Laws

TOM KLUDT 3:53 PM EDT, FRIDAY APRIL 12, 2013

Polls conducted in the months since the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. have consistently found solid nationwide support for tougher gun laws, and a survey released Friday showed that Latino-Americans are no exception.

In fact, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo poll indicates that Latinos are clamoring for stricter gun measures more than most groups in America. According to the poll, 70 percent of Latinos believe that "that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict," while just five percent believe they should be made less strict and 22 percent believe they should be kept the same.

Those findings suggest that pro-gun Republicans may be jeopardizing the party's standing with another group of voters it is desperate to attract. As TPM reported on Thursday, post-Newtown polls have shown far more support for gun control among women than men — perhaps a sign that the GOP's opposition to new gun laws could undermine the party's efforts to reach out to female voters.

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