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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.
Key facts about Americans and guns | Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to summarize key facts about Americans’ relationships with guns. We used data from recent Center surveys to provide insights into Americans’ views on gun policy and how those views have changed over time, as well as to examine the proportion of adults who own guns and their reasons for doing so. The Center survey questions used in this analysis ...
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?
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.
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.
Americans Approve of New Gun Law but Few Say It Will Reduce Gun ...
Republicans and Democrats differ sharply in views of the new gun law, its effectiveness and whether further gun legislation will be necessary. Roughly six-in-ten adults (63%) say they want to see Congress pass another round of legislation to address gun violence, compared with 35% who do not.
Why Own a Gun? Protection Is Now Top Reason - Pew Research Center
The vast majority of gun owners say that having a gun makes them feel safer. And far more today than in 1999 cite protection – rather than hunting or other activities – as the mai reason they own guns. A national survey finds that nearly half of gun owners (48%) volunteer that the main reason ...
Gun Ownership and Regulation - Pew Research Center
Topic: Gun ownership and regulation Most Americans say the minimum age to buy a gun should be raised to 21, though Democrats are more likely to say this than Republicans.
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