Research out today on America's support for weapons restrictions

From the Pew Research Center:

In Gun Control Debate, Several Options Draw Majority Support

Notes from the study:

• Fully 85% of Americans favor making private gun sales and sales at gun show background checks, with comparable support from Republicans, Democrats and independents;
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• Similarly, 80% support laws to prevent mentally ill people from purchasing guns, with broad support across party lines;
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• Two-thirds of Americans (67%) favor creating a federal database to track gun sales, but there is a wide partisan divide between Democrats (84%) and Republicans (49%);
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• 55% of the American public favors a ban on assault-style weapons; 
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• When it comes to more teachers and school officials having guns, most are opposed--40% favor vs. 57% oppose;
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• 51% of Americans say it is more important to control gun ownership.

 This, however, is what really surprised me. Look at the national support for a national ban on semi-automatic and assault weapons:

We may get there yet.

That said, there's this:

Here's hoping.  If we do, it won't be easy, clearly.