Frank Luntz: "I don’t think the NRA is listening"

The GOP pollster says that "The public wants guns out of the schools, not in the schools"

Published December 26, 2012 3:38PM (EST)

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On "CBS This Morning," GOP pollster Frank Luntz said "I don’t think the NRA is listening" to Americans on gun control.

“The public wants guns out of the schools, not in the schools,” he said. “And they're not asking for a security official or someone else. I don’t think the NRA is listening. I don’t think they understand most Americans would protect the Second Amendment rights and yet agree with the idea that not every human being should own a gun, not every gun should be available at any time, anywhere, for anyone."

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Meanwhile, Politico reports, the right wing is outraged over a New York newspaper's publication of the names and locations of those with gun licenses in certain areas of New York state.

From Politico:

The story, published by the White Plains-based Journal News and posted on its website, LoHud.com, includes maps of Westchester county to the north of New York City and Rockland county to the northwest — with the names and addresses of people with gun licenses represented by dots — on which readers can click to learn that information. It was posted over the weekend.

“Being included in this map does not mean the individual at a specific location owns a weapon, just that they are licensed to do so,” the newspaper cautioned, and noted that the information was the result of Freedom of Information Act requests.

“The newspaper didn’t even feel it necessary to publish a rationale for that violation of privacy — publishing the names and addresses of gun owners makes them more vulnerable to robbery when they aren’t at home, since criminals will know where the guns are,” Ben Shapiro of Breitbart.com wrote in response.

Conservatives on Twitter agreed:

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By Jillian Rayfield

Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.

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