Guns
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Fifty-six percent of U.S. adults want gun laws to be stricter, consistent with most Gallup polling over the past 30 years.
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Thirty-eight percent of U.S. parents of K-12 children fear for their child's physical safety at school. While down slightly from last year, the reading still ranks among the highest in the past two decades.
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A record-high 63% of Americans are dissatisfied with U.S. gun laws, marking a seven-point increase over the past year. Democrats are far less satisfied than Republicans.
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Look back at public opinion in the aftermath of the Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings in 2012 and the evolution of Americans' views of gun control since then.
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Men and women in the U.S. differ starkly in their propensity to own a gun and their preferences for the nation's gun laws.
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The 57% of U.S. adults who think laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict is down nine points since June but remains above the 52% measured in 2021.
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Read a review of where the American public stands on gun control, immigration, and climate change.
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After hitting a new low in July, President Joe Biden's job approval rating is up six points to 44%, mostly because of independents' higher approval.
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Americans' support for stricter gun laws has risen sharply in the wake of last month's high-profile mass shootings.
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Learn more about Americans' recent attitudes about guns in the U.S.
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Many more U.S. gun owners say they own a gun for protection against crime than said so in the past. Gun ownership rates remain steady.
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Americans' 52% support for stricter gun laws is the lowest since 2014, and the 19% who favor a ban on possession of handguns is the lowest on record.
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Americans favor new laws restricting access to guns but recognize that they may not be effective in controlling gun violence.
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Nearly six in 10 Americans are dissatisfied with U.S. gun laws, marking the ninth consecutive year of majority-level dissatisfaction.
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A majority of Americans favor stricter laws covering the sale of firearms, but today's 57% is down significantly from 64% a year ago.
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Read Gallup's short answer to this common question about gun ownership, including what percentages of major demographic subgroups own guns.
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Healthcare, the economy and immigration are A-list issues in the 2020 election, while other issues are broadly important but not top of mind.
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Gallup findings over the past decade reveal that the years from 2010 to 2019 encompassed some revolutionary changes in public opinion.