Gun Rights Weren't Always as Popular as You Might Think
by SavvyRoo on Oct 31, 2014 | Views: 107 | Score: 2
| There should be a ban on gun possession for everyone in the US except police and select authorized persons | There should not be such a ban | |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 60 | 36 |
| 2013 | 26 | 73 |
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Contrary to what people may believe nowadays, 2nd Amendment rights were not always seen as sacred in the United States. At the end of the highly conservative 1950s, well over half of Americans would have supported a total ban on firearm possession (except for police and certain authorized persons). In 2013, the number in support for such a measure has dropped to 26%.
In 1959 the NRA was truly a sporting organization. In the 70s it was taken over by gun manufacturers who make money from people being in love with their guns and their gun rights.