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

[SpartanDem]

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.