By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
As the Colorado Senate readies for debate on a measure to ban semi-automatic weapons with detachable magazines, a new poll shows residents prefer to see more of focus on prosecuting crime, including gun thefts, rather than enacting stricter gun laws.
Indeed, respondents said lawmakers should prioritize improving the economy, addressing illegal immigration, confronting “climate issues” and fixing homelessness. Changing gun law hovered in the low single digits in the respondents’ priority list.
The poll, which was released this week was conducted by Arc Insights and sampled 603 registered Colorado voters between Feb. 4 and Feb. 5, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.99 points. It used a combination of live calls and text messages and the results were weighted to reflect the state demographics.