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    LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent Zogby International poll
 question conducted for Associated Television News found that 66% of the
 American voting public in a recent poll of 1,020 Americans from August
 8-11, 2007 (margin of error of +/- 3.1%) found that the American public
 rejects the notion that new gun control laws are needed.
     (LOGO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030425/ATNLOGO)
     The poll asked: "Which of the following two statements regarding gun
 control comes closer to your own opinion? Statement A: There needs to be
 new and tougher gun control legislation to help in the fight against gun
 crime. Statement B: There are enough laws on the books. What is needed is
 better enforcement of current laws regarding gun control.
     Conversely, only 31% of the American public think new and tougher gun
 control legislation are needed.
     A majority of voters who support enforcement of gun laws already on the
 books exists virtually across all demographic groups and in all regions of
 the country with the only exception being Asian and liberal voters.
     About Zogby International
     Zogby International (http://www.zogby.com) has been tracking public
 opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia,
 and Europe and is a leader in the public opinion field and regularly
 conducts polling for Reuters and MSNBC.
 
 

SOURCE Zogby International