Background Checks on Guns Supported
The Daily Cardinal
By: Charles Brace
Wisconsin citizens are in favor of background checks on all gun sales, according to a poll by an anti-gun violence group.
However, the Wisconsin Rifle and Pistol Association disputes the results.
The poll said 80 percent of Wisconsin voters would support required background checks on all gun sales. The Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort sponsored the poll.
WAVE Executive Director Jeri Bonavia said the poll showed a wide range of voters favored the background checks.
“We just had tremendous support across all of Wisconsin, across all demographics,” Bonavia said.
Seven out of 10 National Rifle Association members support the checks as well, according to the WAVE release. Bonavia said the reason for a lack of action on the issue is because NRA leaders are disconnected from their average members.
“The lobbying organizations take much more extreme stands than typical gun owners or hunters,” Bonavia said.
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