The gun debate after El Paso and Dayton
The poll — conducted after the shootings in El Paso and Dayton — also shows broad support for individual gun-control measures:
89 percent say they favor Congress expanding background checks to all firearm sales and transfers, including 75 percent who “strongly” support that;
76 percent back “red flag” laws that help law enforcement temporarily remove guns from those deemed to pose a danger to themselves or others;
75 percent support a voluntary program where the government would buy back firearms that people no longer want;
and 62 percent favor banning the sale of selected semi-automatic firearms referred to as assault weapons.
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