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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Gallup. (January 8, 2024). 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? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221717/us-public-opinion-on-the-strictness-of-laws-covering-firearms-sale/
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?." Chart. January 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221717/us-public-opinion-on-the-strictness-of-laws-covering-firearms-sale/
Gallup. (2024). 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.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221717/us-public-opinion-on-the-strictness-of-laws-covering-firearms-sale/
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/
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, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221717/us-public-opinion-on-the-strictness-of-laws-covering-firearms-sale/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
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? [Graph], Gallup, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221717/us-public-opinion-on-the-strictness-of-laws-covering-firearms-sale/
