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Choosey Americans choose background checks

Ok, for those of you who didn't appreciate the humor in the idea that this Senate would have trouble passing spaghetti if it can't handle background checks,

Ok, for those of you who didn't appreciate the humor in the idea that this Senate would have trouble passing spaghetti if it can't handle background checks, here's a more literal look at how popular background checks for gun purchases are with Americans - not so much apples-to-apples as apples, apples and more apples:

Here are those polls directly:

Gallup: Americans Back Obama's Proposals to Address Gun ViolenceQuinnipiac: February 7, 2013 - Americans Back Women In Combat 3-1, But Less For Draft, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Universal Gun Background Checks Is 92%CBS News: Poll: On deficit, immigration, guns, public in sync with Obama

*As seen on last night's opening segment.