Opinion | Emma González and Tyah-Amoy Roberts: On gun reform, the battle for the hearts and minds of voters has already been won. - NBCNewsTHINK
, on Feb. 14, 2018. As calls for gun reform predictably returned, we hoped for a brief moment that this was what would force Washington to act.NPR/PBR/Marist public poll
shows not only how out of touch our elected officials are, but also how our politicians cannot seem to grasp that the nation has turned against the hollow"thoughts and prayers" playbook. The data is clear; Americans want laws to prevent gun violence. According to the poll:83 percent of adults support universal background checks.57 percent of adults support banning semi-automatic assault rifles.
What’s stopping reform isn’t public will, it’s the politicians who stand in the way of reform. The White House and Congress have made clear that 40,000 deaths each year — roughly 100 fatal shootings every day — doesn’t strike them as a national emergency or something particularly worthy of their time. They have looked us in the face and told us they are sorry, but there’s nothing they can do.
What they’ve failed to realize, however, is that running for office in support of gun violence prevention is a winning platform.
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