Poll: Most people against guns in restaurants
By Michele Richinick, MSNBC
Most Americans don’t want to dine or shop near armed customers.
More than half – 55 percent – of the country supports banning guns in food establishments and retail stores, according to a new Huffington Post/YouGov poll. A mere 32% of the public said they prefer allowing armed individuals into such locations.
Seventy-two percent of Democrats and 41% of Republicans favor a no-gun policy. Exactly half of the GOP members who participated in the poll said they want shops to allow their clients to carry weapons.
Additionally, 64 percent of gun owners said they prefer businesses that permit firearms. But 65 percent of people who live in a household without guns and 63 percent who live with a gun-owner said they would rather visit a shop without armed citizens, the poll found.