The long term trends have been overwhelmingly in the direction of more support for gun rights, not fewer.
This is one of those topics where US preferences and those of HN (which has drawn a more and more international audience over the years) have been moving in opposite directions.
> This is one of those topics where US preferences and those of HN ... have been moving in opposite directions.
I'm not sure I agree. Many posts that even mention simple facts (not arguments) that might be harmful to the proliferation of guns get immediate arguments and voted down. [EDIT: For example, my post above is down to -2.]
(See my post below for some more polls that might interest you.)
This is one of those topics where US preferences and those of HN (which has drawn a more and more international audience over the years) have been moving in opposite directions.
http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/ABCWashPostPoll_Banning...
http://content.gallup.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Prod...