In Virginia, where the NRA is headquartered, Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe called for gun controls after Wednesday’s shooting.
But gun control legislation is unlikely to pass the Republican-dominated legislature, said Stephen Farnsworth, a pollster at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
“It’s a very gun-friendly legislature and the shootings this week will do little to change that,” Farnsworth said. He added that polls have shown more support for gun control among state residents than among politicians.
