Consistent with previous research, I also find that both instrumental concerns and cultural beliefs are significantly related to people's opinions about gun control, but the strongest, most consistent predictors of people's gun control preferences are their political beliefs and affiliations. I conclude...
Gun Owners and Gun Control: Shared Status, Divergent Opinions After each mass public shooting, an inevitable debate surrounding the tools used to carry out the attack ensues. This debate is marked by two sides: those who endorse controlling access to firearms and those who oppose restrictions to...
The purpose of this study is to explore how mass shootings influence attitudes toward gun control. More specifically, this study will examine the respondents' familiarity with the 2012 mass shooting in New Town, Connecticut, and then explore their opinions about whether that shooting reflects ...
Lebanese Americans in the Khayrallah Survey registered very strong opinions on gun control with 80% in favor of some type of control over access to firearms, while only 13.1% opposed any control. Here again, the Lebanese American community appears to be on the left of American general public ...
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Public sentiment towards the police is a matter of great interest in the United States, as reports on police misconduct are increasingly being published in mass and social media. Here, we test how the public’s perception of the police can be majorly sha
A.the effect on a business B.the power of Oprah's opinions C.the impact on talkshows D.the assessment of Oprah's talk show 36.What can be inferred about Oprah's television career?D A.She once gave up on her choice B.Her swift success has been expected. ...
Over the past few decades, there seems to be a worldwide trend towards the division of public opinions about several issues, e.g., political views, immigration, biotechnology appli- cations, global warming, gun control, abortion, LGBT rights amongst many others. In many topics, a marked ...
“At the end of the process, the agency must base its reasoning and conclusions on the rulemaking record, consisting of the comments, scientific data, expert opinions, and facts accumulated during the pre‐rule and proposed rule stages.
Public opinion polling can fairly accurately reveal how opinions on issues are distributed within a given population. For example, aGallup poll conducted in May 2021showed that 63% percent of Democrats, 32% of independents and 8% of Republicans were satisfied with the way things were going in ...