The politics of gun control is always hard to follow. The problem is that gun control plays differently in the country than it does in newsrooms, as Power Line tells us:
And Rasmussen finds that 54% think massive government failures are mostly to blame for the Parkland, Florida shootings, while only 33% blame a lack of gun control.It's one poll and we always like to see more than one finding. Nevertheless, the poll makes sense. In other words, people don't automatically blame guns when a shooting occurs. My guess is that the public understands that this is a lot more complicated than just blaming guns.
Interestingly, the finding is even more pronounced among those who have school-age children: 61% think government is mostly to blame, while only 23% point the finger mostly at guns.