The more Americans hear liberal Hollywood actors lecturing them on gun control the more they support the Second Amendment, according to a pre-Oscars poll.
Zogby Analytics found that when movie stars, who often have their own gun-toting security protecting them, slam access to guns, support for guns increases.
Zogby Analytics
The poll provided to Secrets found that millennials especially repel at Hollywood’s anti-gun message, which can be especially hypocritical coming from those involved in violent movies, TV shows and video games.
“Hollywood interjecting itself into the debate makes even the Democratic base want to bear arms,” said the survey analysis in a surprising finding. “There could also be an element of hypocrisy driving the numbers, since many actors and actresses have bodyguards who carry guns and Hollywood churns out movies depicting guns and violence,” it said.
In the Zogby poll, a majority, 56 percent, of voters want to support their constitutional right to bear arms when they hear Hollywood actors and actresses speak out about gun control.
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— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) February 21, 2018
The strongest support was among Millennials aged 18-29, where 65 percent support bearing arms and 23 percent oppose
“A majority of all other age groups were also more likely to want to support the 2nd amendment rather than oppose it when Hollywood talks about gun control,” added the analysis.
And, said Zogby Analytics, “When it came to party, equal numbers of Democrats (47 percent support/37 percent oppose) and Independents (47 percent support/27 percent oppose) wanted to support the 2nd amendment.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
