"United States Going Away From Gun Control"?

So says US News & World Report:

United States Going Away From Gun Control
May 14, 2009 10:39 AM ET | Paul Bedard | Permanent Link | Print
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Maybe it's the 9/11 hangover or those anti-Obama bumper stickers sold at gun shops, but the country is edging away from gun control. "Attitudes toward gun control have become more conservative, people not wanting gun control," says Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll. The number of people who say they want "more strict" gun control measures is dropping, he says. "So the NRA actually is in a pretty good position now, public-opinion-wise."