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Just don't look to the NRA for common sense.

More people view the National Rifle Association (NRA) negatively than positively, according to a new poll.

An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds 40 percent of respondents view the NRA negatively, compared with 37 percent who view it positively.

This represents the first time since before 2000 that more people have viewed the NRA in a negative light than in a positive light in the poll.

It also reflects a stark change since the question was asked in an April 2017 poll. In that poll, 45 percent of respondents said they viewed the NRA positively and 33 percent said they viewed the organization negatively.
The recent survey was conducted from March 10 to 14 among 1,100 adults. The margin of error is 2.95 percent.

(In response to this post by MassHoleHoo)

Posted: 03/21/2018 at 10:51AM

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Will gun control work? -- MassHoleHoo 03/21/2018 07:41AM

Counter-arguments -- HoosWillWin 03/21/2018 3:14PM

It's the wrong question to ask if we're thinking about it constructively. -- hoolstoptheheels 03/21/2018 12:28PM

No one has suggested "we should just leave everything as it was and make -- Hokie5150 03/21/2018 12:39PM

It's not an "either/or" proposition. -- hoolstoptheheels 03/21/2018 1:03PM

Agreed. I get so tired of that deliberate distraction. ** -- HoosWillWin 03/21/2018 3:09PM

Just don't look to the NRA for common sense. -- Shenhoo 03/21/2018 10:51AM

I know you love your polls when they tell you what you like, but what does -- Hoodafan 03/21/2018 11:18AM

I think it means candidates can soon tie the NRA around the necks of the -- Shenhoo 03/21/2018 11:21AM

Facts and reality be damned. As long as you win, right Harry Reid? ** -- Hoodafan 03/21/2018 11:40AM

Don't worry. I won't go PIzzagate on ya. -- Shenhoo 03/21/2018 12:24PM

Did prohibition work? ** -- ConnHoo 03/21/2018 10:13AM

Does border patrol work? ** -- DanTheFan 03/21/2018 10:37AM

It does in Israel -- ConnHoo 03/21/2018 1:42PM

False comparison on many levels. ** -- Chuck Taylor 03/21/2018 10:35AM

Why can't we ban cars? Lots of people die in auto accidents. ** -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 10:17AM

Dumbest argument I ever heard. Cars aren't designed for killing ** -- hokeyhokie 03/21/2018 10:29AM

That actually makes it worse. ** -- ryno hoo 03/21/2018 10:53AM

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Unsafe cars are made safer through liability and govt action -- hokeyhokie 03/21/2018 10:54AM

Car makers are not held accountable for the illegal actions of their users. -- Hokie5150 03/21/2018 11:20AM

If Ford made a vehicle with a bumper than extended out -- BocaHoo91 03/21/2018 11:31AM

Ok... ** -- Hokie5150 03/21/2018 1:11PM

Would you be OK if ford designed a car specifically designed to -- BocaHoo91 03/21/2018 1:56PM

Damn. Good idea. Just drive right up to the campfire and -- Shenhoo 03/21/2018 12:25PM

But is thair a GAWD GIVUN RAAHHHT to drive a car without a seatbelt? ** -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 10:55AM

Or, ban guns from cars. ** -- Guy LeDouche 03/21/2018 10:50AM

We need to ban showers too. People slip in showers and die, and that makes -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 10:53AM

And opioids ** -- Lupos 03/21/2018 10:58AM

Yes, everywhere but the US ** -- NJHoo 03/21/2018 09:28AM

All valid points, but I wish guys like this would spend some time on what -- Hoodafan 03/21/2018 09:25AM

Didn't read it, but that is the gun industry/NRA's sole mission in life. -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 09:55AM

WADR maybe read the article before dismissing it out of hand and denying -- Hoodafan 03/21/2018 10:05AM

I glanced at it -- seen all these talking points before. Nothing remotely -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 10:15AM

Perhaps your "glance" missed this point... -- Hokie5150 03/21/2018 10:41AM

Like I said, fun with numbers bullshit. I have no interest in going down -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 10:43AM

You have no interest in facts...as you've proven time and time again. ** -- Hokie5150 03/21/2018 11:21AM

Repeal 2A and confiscate, it's that simple. ** -- Lupos 03/21/2018 11:02AM

No need for either, although I'd be more than fine repealing the 2A if that -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 11:41AM

Honestly, I don't think anything meaningful will every be done with respect -- BocaHoo91 03/21/2018 12:15PM

I don't think it will talk that long. The moment (which is nearing -- Shenhoo 03/21/2018 12:27PM

I hope you're right, but it's hard for me to see a 2/3 majority -- BocaHoo91 03/21/2018 12:43PM

Better likelihood of a future court reading out the individual right -- WahooRQ 03/21/2018 2:48PM

Good luck with that... ** -- Hokie5150 03/21/2018 11:36AM

Real simple... ** -- hoothat 03/21/2018 11:13AM

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I agree - it is an all or nothing ** -- FfxStationHokie 03/21/2018 09:35AM

Similar to the immigration debate...all my way (on both sides) or no deal ** -- Tuckahokie 03/21/2018 09:24AM

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Was on-line last night shopping for a bump stock for my muzzle-loader and -- Tuckahokie 03/21/2018 08:05AM