“– 90 percent of Americans and 90 percent of gun owners support fixing gaps in government databases that are meant to prevent the mentally ill, drug abusers and others from buying guns. — 86 percent of Americans and 81 percent of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check…, no matter where they buy the gun and no matter who they buy it from.”
Poll: Majority Of Americans, Including Gun Owners, Support Tougher Restrictions
WASHINGTON — Despite powerful lobbying against any new gun-control measures by groups like the National Rifle Association, a new bipartisan poll shows that both gun owners and the general public support stronger measures to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals and other potentially dangerous individuals.

