Key facts about Americans and guns | Pew Research Center
Jul 24, 2024 · Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to summarize key facts about Americans’ relationships with guns. We used data from recent Center surveys to provide insights into Americans’ …
Topic: Gun ownership and regulation | Pew Research Center
Dec 20, 2024 · The right to bear arms is guaranteed in the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But the government plays an important role in regulating the sale and use of guns. The public is …
What the data says about gun deaths in the US
Mar 5, 2025 · Nearly 47,000 people died of gun-related injuries in the United States in 2023, according to the latest available statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While …
Gun Policy - Research and data from Pew Research Center
Jun 6, 2024 · Gun Violence Widely Viewed as a Major – and Growing – National Problem Growing shares of Americans view both gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems. 49% of …
1. Views of U.S. gun laws, impact of gun ownership on safety
Jun 28, 2023 · U.S. adults are evenly divided over whether gun ownership does more to increase safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves, or more to reduce safety by giving too many…
Where Republicans and Democrats agree, differ on gun policy
Jun 23, 2017 · Republicans and Democrats find rare common ground on some gun policy proposals in the U.S., but there are sharp partisan differences on other issues.
Americans’ views on guns and gun ownership: 8 key findings
Jun 22, 2017 · Gun owners and non-owners have differing views on the severity of gun violence. Overall, half of Americans say gun violence is a very big problem in the United States, but …
Views on gun policy in the U.S. | Pew Research Center
Jun 22, 2017 · The public is divided in overall views of gun policy in the United States. Yet large majorities of Americans continue to support a number of specific gun policy proposals, including…
Americans Approve of New Gun Law but Few Say It Will Reduce Gun ...
Jul 11, 2022 · Republicans and Democrats differ sharply in views of the new gun law, its effectiveness and whether further gun legislation will be necessary. Roughly six-in-ten adults (63%) say they want …
Gun Ownership and Regulation - Pew Research Center
Dec 20, 2024 · Topic: Gun ownership and regulation Most Americans say the minimum age to buy a gun should be raised to 21, though Democrats are more likely to say this than Republicans.