Share of Americans who favor restrictions on guns, by restriction and party 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 18, 2024
In a survey conducted in April 2021, 85 percent of Republicans were in favor of preventing people with mental illness from purchasing a gun in the United States. This is compared to 90 percent of Democrats who felt the same.

Share of Americans who favor gun restrictions in 2021, by restriction and political party

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Release date

April 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 5 to 11, 2021

Number of respondents

5,109 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

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