© AP Photo/Charles KrupaA rack of AR-15 rifles stand to be individually packaged as workers move a pallet of rifles for shipment at the Stag Arms company in New Britain, Conn., Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
In its poll from Apr. 4-7, Gallup surveyed 1,005 adults by telephone and asked, "What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?"
Respondents answered in the following order:
Economy in general 24%Despite the Obama administration's strong push for more gun control legislation, few Americans are concerned about the issue.
Unemployment/Jobs 18%
Dissatisfaction with Government 16%
Federal budget deficit/Federal debt 11%
Healthcare 6%
Ethical/Moral/Family decline 5%
Immigration/Illegal aliens 4%
Education 4%
Guns/Gun control 4%
Situation with North Korea 4%
Lack of Money 3%
Welfare 2%
Lack of respect for each other 2%
Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness 2%
Foreign aid/Focus overseas 2%
Taxes 2%
As Gallup reports, "Few Americans mention guns or immigration as the most important problems facing the nation today, despite the current attention lawmakers in Washington are giving to these issues. The economy still dominates as the top concern, followed by jobs and dissatisfaction with the general way in which Congress and the government work."
These data "underscore the prominence of economic issues in Americans' minds," said Gallup.
Did the survey only consider whether the 4% are concerned about the drafting of more restrictive gun regulations or did it also consider those who are concerned about erosion of our right to bear arms to defend ourselves against an untrustworthy and tyrannical government (i.e. corporate-political hierarchy)?