David Speakman  wrote in article
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> On Fri, 1 Jan 1999 12:57:01 GMT, phil@netcom.com (Phil Ronzone)
> wrote:
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> |Roper, FBI,  and Census Bureau polls show, consistently, that slightly
over
> |half of all households state that firearm is present on the premises.
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> |What was that about the "will of the people"? ...
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> On ballots, voters usually vote for gun control.

Tell that to the voters of Washington State........

Actually, the reverse is true, anytime the people have a chance to vote on
gun control, extensions of gun control are voted down by huge amounts. In
Washington State it was around 70/30 in voting to refuse additional gun
control.