A CNN/ORC International poll released Wednesday indicates that a slight majority now favor major restrictions on owning guns or an outright ban on gun ownership by ordinary citizens and more than six in 10 favor a ban on semi-automatic assault rifles . NEW : The NRA calls for armed guards at schools . Gun owners have drawn a careful line in the wake of the Connecticut shootings . Gun sales are up across the country in anticipation of possible gun - control legislation . Some gun owners disagree with the NRA on policies , calling its recent announcement ` ` garbage ''
NEW : The NRA calls for armed guards at schools . Gun owners have drawn a careful line in the wake of the Connecticut shootings . Gun sales are up across the country in anticipation of possible gun - control legislation . Some gun owners disagree with the NRA on policies , calling its recent announcement ` ` garbage ''