Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The times, they are a-changin'

Imagine my surprise when I saw this article in today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/238/story/1359894.html

I found the following excerpt to be the most significant:

Even an assault-weapons ban is not the political "sure thing" it once was. An April 23-26 poll by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal found that support for curbing the sale of assault weapons and semiautomatic rifles has dropped from 75 percent in 1991 to 53 percent today.

I would like to get a better look at the poll and the methodology used, of course, but let that number sink in for just a moment. 53 percent. Possibly the lowest number on record.

How on Earth is the Brady Campaign going to spin this?

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