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’ …

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 …

Apr 28, 2026 · The number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the third consecutive year in 2024 but remained among the highest annual totals on record.

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 …

Jun 28, 2023 · Growing shares of Americans view both gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems. 49% of U.S. adults say gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding …

Oct 16, 2019 · The share of Democrats who support stricter gun laws has risen 11 percentage points since 2017, while there has been 7-point increase in support among Republicans. When it comes to …

Apr 24, 2014 · Here are five facts related to the NRA and the issue of gun rights and gun control: Just as the NRA’s focus has shifted over time from its start as an organization focused on training and …

Jan 9, 2015 · On priorities for gun policy, growing partisanship has been responsible for much of the shift in opinion. In the 1993 survey, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents were divided …

Dec 20, 2012 · Here, gun control was an even more dominant element of the conversation about the Newtown massacre than in social media. And nearly all of the gun control opinion pieces called for …

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 …