We’ve heard plenty since the Parkland mass shooting about repealing the Second Amendment, and the latest has come from former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in an op-ed in Tuesday’s New York Times.
Stevens’ op-ed has a lot of people talking about repealing the Second Amendment, but just how many actually want to do it? For the answer to that question, we turn to the results of a recent poll by the Economist and YouGov, published in The Washington Post Tuesday:
Analysis: One in five Americans want the Second Amendment to be repealed, national survey finds https://t.co/kLyhKP9DGT
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 27, 2018
That’s their headline? One in five Americans want the Second Amendment repealed? Plenty, including Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv, were happy to rewrite it for free.
Hey @washingtonpost! Just like @seanspicer has offered in press briefings, I re-write headlines for free!!!
Here ya go: "Four out of five Americans don’t want to repeal the Second Amendment." https://t.co/WSD7UshL2P
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) March 27, 2018
That seems to represent the result of the poll more accurately. Here’s another improved rewrite from Salena Zito:
Four out of five Americans do not want the Second Amendment to be repealed national survey finds #2A https://t.co/hj0KMUVAQL
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) March 27, 2018
Or, 80% of Americans do not want to repeal the 2nd amendment https://t.co/w3cdT1p3Au
— Caleb Miller (@_CalebMiller) March 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/michi83/status/978698469937500161
Four out of five Americans don’t want to repeal the Second Amendment. https://t.co/CAMHCthWVK
— Alex VanNess (@thealexvanness) March 27, 2018
So in other words, 80 percent of Americans think that we should keep the 2nd Amendment. https://t.co/n1HapgsE1y
— Tim Phelps (@timphelps) March 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/MattPalumbo12/status/978702263895183360
https://twitter.com/ElliottRHams/status/978703904107057152
So 80% are against repeal? Good news => https://t.co/KVmJfxEDHe
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) March 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/JohnBurtner/status/978729210943627270
Yes, definitely run in the 2018 midterms on repealing the Second Amendment — are you going to believe a poll or all those high school kids bussed into Washington, D.C., for a march?
Then do it. https://t.co/xz4F0u5t7e
— [shrug emoji] (@jtLOL) March 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/bungarsargon/status/978706266783666181
Narrator: "Those numbers weren't nearly enough to repeal the #2A." https://t.co/7S3GQSnEe8
— Josh Bumbaugh (@GunKing1) March 27, 2018
So, it’s not going to happen. Saved you a click. https://t.co/7PVvKNjGWv
— G (@stevensongs) March 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/978704078455877632
Related:
NOW you're thinking! Iowahawk EXPERTLY zings window-lickers looking to 'repeal the Second Amendment' https://t.co/HbmWmxULWT
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 27, 2018
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