While Senate Republicans in Lansing prepare another attempt to
legalize concealed weapons in school buildings, a new poll shows that putting
guns in schools is unpopular.
Voters remain divided over putting
armed guards in schools but only 20 percent favor allowing teachers to have
firearms in the classroom, according to the statewide survey released this
morning by Lambert, Edwards & Associates and Denno Research. Just 3 percent
want to let parents carry a gun in schools.
armed guards in schools but only 20 percent favor allowing teachers to have
firearms in the classroom, according to the statewide survey released this
morning by Lambert, Edwards & Associates and Denno Research. Just 3 percent
want to let parents carry a gun in schools.
The Feb. 23-24 poll of 600
likely voters found that when respondents were asked who should be allowed to
carry a gun in schools, 43 percent supported armed security guards and 34
percent said schools should remain gun-free zones.
likely voters found that when respondents were asked who should be allowed to
carry a gun in schools, 43 percent supported armed security guards and 34
percent said schools should remain gun-free zones.
“Similar to the national
debate, this poll indicates that Michigan citizens are still sharply divided on
guns in their schools,” said Jeff Lambert, LE&A president. “No group we
tested polled over 50 percent, which tells us that the idea of putting guns in
schools is certainly not a popular one. Certainly, the public’s desire to
change Michigan’s gun laws as they relate to schools just isn’t that strong
yet.”
debate, this poll indicates that Michigan citizens are still sharply divided on
guns in their schools,” said Jeff Lambert, LE&A president. “No group we
tested polled over 50 percent, which tells us that the idea of putting guns in
schools is certainly not a popular one. Certainly, the public’s desire to
change Michigan’s gun laws as they relate to schools just isn’t that strong
yet.”
Forty-two percent of
respondents who identified themselves as Republicans favored allowing security
guards to carry guns in schools, compared to 38 percent of self-identified
Democrats. Forty-one percent of Democrats said no one should carry guns in schools,
versus only 16 percent of Republicans, Lambert said. Thirty-five percent of
females said no one should carry a gun in school while only 25 percent of males
agreed.
respondents who identified themselves as Republicans favored allowing security
guards to carry guns in schools, compared to 38 percent of self-identified
Democrats. Forty-one percent of Democrats said no one should carry guns in schools,
versus only 16 percent of Republicans, Lambert said. Thirty-five percent of
females said no one should carry a gun in school while only 25 percent of males
agreed.
