A stunningly large majority of New Yorkers – 92% – say that crime is a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” problem in the state, according to a new Siena College poll – and they want tougher gun laws to tackle it.
“Four years ago, marking the fifth anniversary of New York’s Safe Act – at the time, one of the strictest gun control measures in the nation – voters supported the Safe Act by a wide 61-28% margin. Now, support for needing both a permit for acquiring a semi-automatic weapon and a license for carrying a concealed weapon is even higher – across the ideological spectrum,” pollster Steve Greenberg said.
Majorities in New York state are also opposed to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and striking down a law making concealed carrying of a gun in New York illegal, according to the poll.
51% of survey respondents also said that New York is headed in the wrong direction, and 68% said the country as a whole is on the wrong track.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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So stop voting for the democrats
Now I understand why people say NYers are crazy
Insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting a different result
if democrats don’t value life (they’re pro abotion) no wonder there’s so much crime in ny!
Sooooo…..New Yorkers are worried about crime, but want to make it impossible to defend yourself by making law abiding citizens unable to carry guns AND keep voting in soft on crime politicians.
Even as a life long New Yorker I can’t understand this. New Yorkism is a mental disorder.
Never mind insanity. Stupidity is thinking the world is so simple that the controlling political party has direct control over crime.
huju,
Please tell us, wise one, who then does have control over crime, if not the democRAT mayor, governor, or president? Are you going to now lecture about how complex it is to keep citizens safe, due to economic, social, historical and racial issues? Perhaps the stupid one lives right in your mirror.