Most Americans Still Want Stricter Laws On Gun Sales

Posted on the 07 November 2019 by Jobsanger


These charts are from the Gallup Poll. It was done between October 1st and 13th of a national sample of 1,526 adults, and has a 3 point margin of error.
Politicians running for president seem to be ignoring the issue of guns -- even though we average a mass shooting every day and are on target to have 40,000 gun deaths this year. Only one presidential politician made this an issue -- Beto O'Rourke, and he has dropped out of the race.
About 64% of Americans support stricter laws on gun sales -- including 88% of Democrats, 64% of Independents, and 36% of Republicans. And when you ask about better background checks, the numbers go much higher (and even includes a majority of Republicans).
This is an issue that needs to be addressed, and there's enough support for it that it would not hurt a candidate in most of the country.