Texans Oppose Gun Law Passed By GOP Legislature

 

The chart above reflects the results of a recent Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between June 15th and 21st of a sample of 1,223 Texas adults, with a 2.8 point margin of error.

In the last legislative session, the GOP-dominated Texas legislature passed a new law allowing Texas adults to carry a handgun without any license or training. But while that law may make some Republicans happy, it is not what most people in the state want. About 74% of Texas adults oppose the new law, while only 24% support it.

And once again, that legislature refused to pass a law requiring background checks for gun buyers in the state. As the chart below shows, that was also not what Texans wanted. About 90% of all state residents want gun buyers to be required to pass a background check.