If you have been monitoring so-called “mainstream” media sources or seen Gallup’s recent headline announcing their latest poll findings on firearms, you would be led to believe that an overwhelming majority of Americans want to ban semi-automatic modern sporting rifles, also known as assault weapons.
Gallup’s report on the poll carried the headline, “Majorities Still Back Stricter Gun Laws, Assault Weapons Ban.” And technically, that’s true. However, channeling our inner Paul Harvey, now you’re going to hear the rest of the story.