Obama States Gun Law-Colorado States Their Opinion

President Obama recently took gun control laws head on. The White House is seeking to expand background checks for buyers. How will this effect the Grand Valley?

In the speech by President Obama, he explained that the new measures would entail that if you are "in the business of selling firearms" you must register as licensed gun dealers, effectively narrowing the so-called "gun show loophole," according to CNN.

There are many businesses in Grand Junction and on the Western Slope that sell firearms. Will the new laws hurt the business? The Economy? How will these laws affect someone who wants to purchase a gun?

There are opinions to both sides of this. What is yours? Many polls have found broad support for expanded background checks -- the most recent poll in December. In that survey, 89% overall support it, 84% in gun-owning households, 87% of Republicans, 86% of independent, 95% of Democrats.

48% of Americans said they were in favor of stricter gun control laws, 51% were opposed.

Among those who live in a gun-owning household, 29% favor stricter laws, that rises to 65% among those who live in households where no one owns a gun.

Just 35% approve of Obama's handling of gun policy, including 56% of Democrats and 55% of liberals.