“The data show strong public support for proposed legislative changes that would do such things as require background checks for all gun purchases, ban high-capacity ammunition magazines, require all privately owned guns to be registered with the police, and require a 30-day waiting period for all gun sales.” According to those recent polls, while Republicans oppose stricter guns laws in general by a two-to-one majority (62% to 30%), significant majorities of Republicans nevertheless support six specific safety proposals included in the polls: Newport claims that the “partisan divide helps explain why there is little new gun legislation emanating from Congress despite overall public opinion favoring such new laws; Republican leaders balk at overriding their constituents’ strongly held…