Why Polling on Gun Control Gets It Wrong

<p>In calling for Republicans to pass gun safety measures like expanded background checks, Democrats point to polls that show most Americans support the idea. </p><p>They aren’t wrong about the polling. In fact, some polls show that over 90 percent of Americans support expanded checks. </p><p>Polling, however, does not tell the whole story. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/nate-cohn?smid=pc-thedaily">Nate Cohn</a>, a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Broad public support for gun control <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/upshot/gun-control-polling-votes.html?smid=pc-thedaily">may not be as broad as polling shows</a> or as Democrats hope. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>