Share of U.S. adults with select opinions on mass shootings U.S. 2023

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Veera Korhonen,
Nov 4, 2024
In 2023, 60 percent of U.S. adults believed that mass shootings are something that can be stopped in the United States, while 23 percent believed that mass shootings are just a fact of life in the United States today.

Do you think that mass shootings are something that can be stopped or are just a fact of life in the United States today?

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Release date

October 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 26, 2023

Number of respondents

3,458 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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