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Gun Rights vs. Gun Control | Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center has tracked shifting public attitudes about guns over the past 20 years. Explore our polling data below to public opinion on guns across demographic groups and read the latest report on these findings. Question: What do you think is more important – to protect the right of Americans to own guns, OR to control gun ...
Where Republicans and Democrats agree, differ on gun policy | Pew ...
Republicans and Democrats find rare common ground on some gun policy proposals in the U.S., but there are sharp partisan differences on other issues.
Topic: Gun ownership and regulation - Pew Research Center
The public is closely divided over whether it’s more important to protect the rights of Americans to own guns or to control gun ownership. Still, a majority of Americans (58%) say gun laws in the United States should be more strict. Only 15% say they should be less strict, and 26% say the current laws are about right.
Gun Policy Remains Divisive, But Several Proposals Still Draw ...
The partisan divide that for years has defined public opinion about the nation’s gun policies remains firmly in place. Yet there continue to be several specific policy proposals that draw broad support from both Republicans and Democrats.
Spring 2014 Global Attitudes - Pew Research Center
In a few short years, the proliferation of mobile phone networks has transformed communications in sub-Saharan Africa. It has also allowed Africans to skip the landline stage of development and jump right to the digital age. As more people around the world gain access to all the tools of the digital ...
Rural and urban gun owners have different experiences, views on gun ...
Nearly six-in-ten rural Americans have a gun in their household, compared with smaller shares of suburban and urban gun owners.
Key takeaways on Americans’ views of guns and gun ownership
Gun owners and non-owners have differing views on the severity of gun violence. Overall, half of Americans say gun violence is a very big problem in the United States, but perceptions of gun violence vary considerably by gun ownership.
Gun Control and the Media - Pew Research Center
The Twitter debate about gun control has taken many twists and turns since the Newtown killings, according to a new Pew Research Report that looks at the mainstream coverage and social media conversation on that issue. Which terms did the media most often invoke when discussing gun control? And how big a factor was President Obama in driving the narrative about it?
After the Tragedy: Va. Tech Shootings Revive Debate over Gun Control
The rampage at Virginia Tech that left at least 33 people dead Monday touched a nerve over gun control on college campuses, including among Virginia lawmakers who had recently sparred over a firearms ban at the Blacksburg, Va., campus. The most recent legislative debate in Virginia, one of 48 states ...
Amid a Series of Mass Shootings in the U.S., Gun Policy Remains Deeply ...
Amid a Series of Mass Shootings in the U.S., Gun Policy Remains Deeply Divisive Share of Americans who favor stricter gun laws has declined since 2019 Public divided over impact of gun availability on crime About half say making it harder to legally obtain guns would result in fewer mass shootings Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to strongly favor limits on gun availability Views ...
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