Monthly Archives: November 2015

State voters value gun rights, but support high for more background checks, preventing sales to mentally ill

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Ken Blake

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Although strongly protective of gun rights in general, most Tennessee voters favor requiring background checks for gun sales among private individuals and at gun shows and support laws to prevent the mentally ill from buying guns, according … Continue reading →

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Most state voters think same-sex marriage should be illegal, and half think abortion should be, too, in most or all cases

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Ken Blake

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Most Tennessee voters remain opposed to letting gay and lesbian couples legally marry, according to the first MTSU Poll taken since this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring same-sex marriage a constitutional right.

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Carson leads the presidential field in Tennessee, but many still unsure, and more oppose than favor other top candidates

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Ken Blake

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Republican candidate Ben Carson has the current presidential field’s best numbers among Tennessee voters, although the biggest slice of the state’s electorate remains undecided, the latest statewide MTSU Poll shows.

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