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Bookmark or Share- Key facts about Americans and guns | Pew Research CenterThe public remains closely divided over whether it’s more important to protect gun rights or control gun ownership, according to an April 2024 survey. Overall, 51% of U.S. adults say it’s more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns, while a similar share (48%) say controlling gun ownership is more important.
- Where Republicans and Democrats agree, differ on gun policyRepublicans and Democrats find rare common ground on some gun policy proposals in the U.S. Large majorities in both parties continue to favor preventing people with mental illnesses from buying guns, barring gun purchases by people on federal no-fly or watch lists, and background checks for private gun sales and sales at gun shows.
- Amid a Series of Mass Shootings in the U.S., Gun Policy Remains Deeply ...A narrow majority of U.S. adults (53%) say that gun laws should be stricter than they are today. About a third (32%) say that gun laws are currently about right, and 14% say they should be less strict than they are today. The share who say gun laws should be stricter has decreased since September 2019, when six-in-ten Americans said this.
- 1. Views of U.S. gun laws, impact of gun ownership on safetyViews on whether gun laws in the United States should be stricter, less strict, or are about right have fluctuated modestly in recent years. Currently 58% say gun laws should be stricter, while 26% say laws are about right and 15% say they should be less strict. Two years ago, 53% favored stricter gun laws. In 2019, 60% said laws should be ...
- Gun Policy - Research and data from Pew Research CenterGrowing shares of Americans view both gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems. 49% of U.S. adults say gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves; an identical share says it reduces safety by giving too many people access to firearms and increasing misuse.
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