Poll Says A Quarter Of Americans Open To Taking Up Arms Against Government

Daily Mail: QUARTER of Americans say they are ready to take up arms against the government: Poll also finds that more than a third of those currently own guns 

* The survey, which polled a pool of 1,000 US voters, was conducted by the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics in May 

* Thirty-seven percent who supported armed insurrection against the government currently own guns, the poll found 

* The survey found that overall, 49 per cent of Americans agreed that they 'more and more feel like a stranger in my own country' 

More than quarter of Americans - 28 per cent - said that it might 'soon be necessary to take up arms' against the US government, according to a new poll released Thursday. 

Of those who felt that way, 37 per cent currently own guns, the poll found. 

The poll also showed that a majority of Americans - liberal and conservative both - felt that their government was 'corrupt and rigged against everyday people like me.'  

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Update #1: A quarter of Americans open to taking up arms against government, poll says (The Guardian)  

Update #2: Almost Third of Americans Say They May Have to Take Up Arms Against Gov't, Poll Shows (Sputnik)  

WNU editor: 35% of the Independents are restless.