Americans back the NRA

Despite increased dialogue about the prevalence of gun violence in the United States today, a majority of Americans maintain support of the National Rifle Association. That's according to a recent Gallup poll, which found that 58 percent of respondents view the NRA favorably—that's just under 2005, when the NRA received its highest marks ever with 60 percent favoring the gun-rights organization. Here are the results of the survey, broken down by political views.

% conservative % moderate % liberal

Very favorable 41 21 10

Mostly favorable 36 35 20

Mostly unfavorable 12 23 20

Very unfavorable 4 16 45

Total favorable 77 56 30

Total unfavorable 16 39 65