Poll: Majority has favorable view of the NRA

While the National Rifle Association faces a growing interest in gun control following the Newtown, Conn. elementary school shootings, the gun lobby is still viewed favorably by 54 percent of Americans, according to a new Gallup poll.

The survey was taken Dec. 19 to 22; NRA President Wayne LaPierre's call for armed guards in schools came while the poll was in the field.