Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights
The highest percentage of Americans in a decade say they think it's more important to curb gun violence than protect gun rights, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
The finding comes a year after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the second-deadliest in American history. Multiple other mass shootings that have taken place in the time since that one.
But the survey of almost 1,300 adults also shows Americans' views on guns are mixed, with little consensus on what to do about gun violence.
Fewer Americans say they feel their community's schools are safe from gun violence. And while a significant majority feels the answer to mass shootings is stricter gun laws, the percentage believing the solution is more people needing to carry guns has jumped 10 points in the last four years.
6 in 10 say controlling gun violence is more important than protecting gun rights
That's the highest in 10 years and includes 4 in 10 gun owners.
In 2013, people were split on this. But Democrats and many independents have shifted since.
The survey of 1,286 adults was conducted from May 15-18 with live interviewers using mixed modalities – by phone, cell phone and landlines, text and online. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, meaning results could be about 3 points higher or lower than reported.
SOURCE: Uvalde Anniversary Poll.
There are many more graphs and data details in the original article.
As I post this (4:45 pm, May 24, 2023) President Biden is speaking of the anniversary, and promoting better gun control.
It is madness.
ReplyDeleteFrom the outside looking in, I deem a group like the NRA as a criminal organization bribing politicians and facilitating the groundwork for mass shootings.
That's a good description which a lot of us can believe. The organization sure didn't start out that way.
Delete...I hate to be pessimistic, but the gun problem in this country will never be solved.
ReplyDeleteOK, you can certainly have your opinion.
DeleteTom may be right. It's a terrible stain on us all that we can't keep guns away from people wanting to do harm, gain notoriety, and commit suicide. A taxi driver in Halifax told us he's father brought them to Canada from Palestine when he was young. When asked "Why Canada? Not US" his father told him no guns and universal health care in Canada.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of Tom's possible future, I see all those with guns just killing all of us without guns. That's a solution. But I do prefer to have a more hopeful outcome of this horrible tragic conditioin.
DeleteI have never understood the gun laws in your country. I think the shootings and death numbers tell it all. Stay safe. Enjoy the rest of your week. And thankyou for visiting my blog a couple of weeks ago. So sorry it has taken me so long to reply to you.
ReplyDeleteIt's very difficult for anyone outside the USA to understand what's going on or comment on the situation. It's like watching a loved one driving recklessly or with a drug habit; we can only watch with disbelief and sorrow.
ReplyDeleteThe anniversary is a sad day, it seems gun control is in the hands of the gun industry. Take care, enjoy your day and the weekend ahead.
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