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U.S. public opinion on the strictness of laws covering firearms sale 1990-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 8, 2024

Since 1990, the share of American adults who felt that gun laws concerning the sale of firearms should be made more strict has fluctuated. The survey was conducted on a regular basis from 1990 to 2023. In 2023, about 56 percent of the Americans felt that the laws covering firearms sale should be more strict. However, only 12 percent thought that gun laws should be made less strict.

In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?

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Characteristic	More strict	Less strict	Kept as now
2022	56%	12%	31%
2021	52%	11%	35%
2020	57%	9%	34%
2019	63%	7%	29%
2018	61%	8%	30%
2017	60%	5%	33%
2016	55%	10%	34%
2015	55%	11%	33%
2014	47%	14%	38%
2013	49%	13%	37%
2012	58%	6%	34%
2011	43%	11%	44%
2010	44%	12%	42%
2009	44%	12%	43%
2008	49%	8%	41%
2007	51%	8%	39%
2006	56%	9%	33%
2005	57%	7%	35%
2004	60%	6%	34%
2003	55%	9%	36%
2002	51%	11%	36%
2001	53%	8%	38%
2000	62%	5%	31%
1999	60%	10%	29%
1995	62%	12%	24%
1993	67%	7%	25%
1991	68%	5%	25%
1990	78%	2%	17%

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Details: United States; 1990 to 2023; about 1,000 each poll; 18 years and older; Telephone interview

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Gallup

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Gallup

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gallup.com

Release date

January 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2023

Number of respondents

about 1,000 each poll

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The missing percentage points to 100 percent are due to the possible answer "No opinion" which is not depicted here.

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Gallup. "In General, Do You Feel That The Laws Covering The Sale of Firearms Should Be Made More Strict, Less Strict, or Kept as They Are Now?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221717/us-public-opinion-on-the-strictness-of-laws-covering-firearms-sale/

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