They believe that more laws would give more power to the government. According to the Pew Research Center of US Politics & Policy survey, 55% of women and 59% of men agree that more restrictive gun control laws would give the government too much power over average citizens. Additionally, the survey also shows that 76% of Republicans and 34% of Democrats agree that stricter laws would give the government more authority. Additionally, the survey also shows that 63% of Republicans and 34% of Democrats agree that more restrictive gun laws would result in taking guns away from citizens. Opponents also believe that adding the right to bear arms to the Bill of Rights is intended to protect people against a very powerful government. According to the NPA report, NRA leader Wayne LaPierre told Sen. Dick Durbin, "Senator, I think without a doubt if you look at why our founding fathers put it there (the Second Amendment), they had lived under the tyranny of King George and they wanted to make sure that these free people of this new country would never again be subjugated and would never have to live under tyranny again" (Welna,