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NSSF on Pew survey: Expresses optimism about gun ownership, raises doubt about public opinion

The trade association for the gun industry expressed optimism with the findings from a Pew Research survey showing four-out-of-10 people saying they live in a household with a gun.

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Voters split on guns, most everything else

Seventy-three percent of Hillary Clinton supporters said gun violence was a “very big problem” in the U.S. while 31 percent of Donald Trump supporters agreed.

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Clinton, Trump supporters share views on background checks

Most supporters from both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton camps favor expanding background checks to include private gun sales and at gun shows, but express different thoughts about where gun control ranks as a priority.

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More Americans believe crime rate rises, gun ownership makes you safer

The Pew Research Center said Friday an analysis shows the shift is based on the public’s perception that crime is on the rise when it really isn’t.

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