But they are very much at the center of progressives» political strategy for
increasing gun regulation.
«When people feared there would be
increased gun regulation, they went out and bought more guns,» said Kevin Cassidy, an analyst at Moody's Investors Service, who covers the gun manufacturers.
He says he believes in recent months Bloomberg's mission has changed from law enforcement to simply
increasing gun regulations.
Not exact matches
While most Americans, Democratic lawmakers, and President Donald Trump have shown support for
increased gun control measures like more thorough background checks, many Republican lawmakers continue to oppose any new
gun regulations.
Growing roughly in tandem with rising
gun ownership is the
increase of more lenient
regulations allowing people to carry concealed weapons.
The study period also bracketed a time during which Obama argued forcefully for, and issued executive orders aimed at,
increasing federal
gun regulation.