Opinion on gun control strictness and number of mass shootings in the U.S. 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 8, 2024
This statistic shows the opinion of American adults on how the number of mass shootings would be affected by making it more difficult to legally purchase firearms in the United States, as of 2017, by political affiliation. As of 2017, 64 percent of Democrats or those who lean Democrat thought inhibiting the purchase of legal firearms would reduce the number of mass shootings in the United States.

Opinion on the effect of inhibiting legal gun ownership on number of mass shootings in the United States as of 2017, by political party

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Release date

June 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 13 to 27 and April 4 to 18, 2017

Number of respondents

3,930 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

Share of respondents who did not offer an answer not shown.
Original question: "If more Americans owned guns, there would be ______ mass shootings."

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