background checks
A recently released survey of the two groups finds minimal gaps in support for many key policies.
Even ultra conservative televangelist Pat Robertson is calling for some gun reform in the wake of the Florida shooting.
It's the most support the Quinnipiac University Poll has ever measured.
A small step in the wake of the Parkland shooting.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
“The background check system only works if it contains the proper records," said Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn), who was elected just before the Sandy Hook elementary School massacre, was appalled that Republicans are repealing a federal rule to stop mentally ill people from buying guns.
Private gun purchases were even less likely to be vetted.
People who want to prevent firearm suicides need to work with, not against, gun rights stakeholders.
But on other gun policy questions, the gaps keep widening.