WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Latinos of all political persuasions support stricter gun control laws, creating another headache for Republicans trying to win them over, a polls indicates.
The survey, conducted by Matt Barreto, a political science professor at the University of Washington and founder of the group Latino Decisions, suggests Latinos who identify as Democrats, Republicans or independents support strict new gun control measures. That is significant, Barreto said, because among other demographic and racial groups, the support for gun control is tightly correlated to the individual's political persuasion, with Democrats largely in favor and Republicans almost always opposed, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.