For the first time in 20 years, the majority of Americans oppose a ban on assault weapons, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Voters expressed that the ban would do little to prevent “lone wolf” terrorist attacks in the states, believing that armed citizens could prevent these types of tragedies.
mong the roughly three-quarters of Americans who doubt the government’s ability to prevent a lone-wolf attack, 57 percent oppose banning assault weapons, vs. 41 percent in support.
Fifty-seven percent of voters who support the ban are confident that the US government can thwart lone-wofl attacks, while 42 percent who oppose the ban said that they are not confident in government counterterrorism.
The results also showed that President Barack Obama's approval rating has dropped to 45 percent with 51 Americans disapproving.
The pollsters surveyed 1,002 people over landlines and cellphones on December 10-13.
