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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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Millennials partial to gun control

A majority of young, minority voters support gun control policies, according to a monthly survey of Americans between ages 18 to 30.

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Americans mostly favor broad gun control, poll shows

Assault weapons ban? Yes. Ban handguns? No. Americans polled favor broad gun control measures and limiting options for gun ownership, according to the results.

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Poll finds more Americans favor gun control, fewer gun owners

Fifty-seven percent of those asked said laws covering gun sales should be more strict, according to poll by CBS News taken June 13-14.

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Top hunting/shooting brands announced for 2015

Southwick Associates, a research firm specializing in hunting, shooting, and fishing, announced Friday the most-purchased brands of 2015.

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Americans’ biggest concern is government, not guns

Guns took number 19, with two percent of participants saying it was their top concern, while government took the top spot for the second year in a row.

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Survey: Voters skeptical of politicians who bring up topic of guns

Americans are skeptical about politicians who raise gun issues, according to the results of a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday.

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Majority of Americans support NRA and gun sales laws—huh?

A Gallup survey released this week shows 58 percent of Americans approving of the NRA, and another shows 55 percent wanting stricter gun sales laws.

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Anti-Islam rallies and Republican mistrust of ‘others’ 

Some have accused politicians – particularly conservatives – of harboring a distrust of Muslims despite officials saying most Muslims do not endorse radical Islam.

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Chicago inmates talk about buying guns from illegal market

A survey of Cook County inmates released Monday offers insight into Chicago’s underground market for gun sales, and details who and where they buy guns from.

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Survey: Majority still support expanded background checks, think NRA polarizing

The survey found 85 percent of Americans, including both Democrats and Republicans, favor expanding background checks, and 40 percent supported the NRA.

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