According to a survey conducted in 2023, 88 percent of Americans were in support of preventing people with mental illnesses from purchasing guns in the United States. 50 percent also said that they supported allowing teachers or school officials to carry guns in K-12 schools.
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Pew Research Center. (June 28, 2023). Share of Americans who support or oppose various gun policy proposals in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396557/us-views-on-gun-policy-proposals/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans who support or oppose various gun policy proposals in the United States in 2023." Chart. June 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396557/us-views-on-gun-policy-proposals/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of Americans who support or oppose various gun policy proposals in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396557/us-views-on-gun-policy-proposals/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans Who Support or Oppose Various Gun Policy Proposals in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396557/us-views-on-gun-policy-proposals/
Pew Research Center, Share of Americans who support or oppose various gun policy proposals in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396557/us-views-on-gun-policy-proposals/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of Americans who support or oppose various gun policy proposals in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1396557/us-views-on-gun-policy-proposals/