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A clear majority, 67% of Americans, supported tougher gun laws in a March poll, the highest level since 1993. However, there is a partisan split on the issue.

New research on the effects of question wording supports the conclusion that a majority of about six in 10 Americans support an assault weapons ban.

Men and women in the U.S. differ starkly in their propensity to own a gun and their preferences for the nation's gun laws.

Most U.S. teachers are opposed to arming school teachers and staff as a way to prevent casualties in school shootings. Nearly one in five teachers would choose to carry a gun at school.

Forty percent of Americans support a ban on semi-automatic guns in the U.S., but a majority (57%) oppose it.

Nearly six in 10 Americans are dissatisfied with U.S. gun laws, marking the ninth consecutive year of majority-level dissatisfaction.

Find out where Americans stand on the major issues of the day. Do they favor stricter gun laws? Do they want a bigger military budget? Whom do they side with on Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Americans' mentions of guns as the most important problem facing the nation fell by over half this month, ticking down to 6% from last month's record high of 13%.

For the seventh year in the past decade, Americans name dissatisfaction with the government as the top problem in 2022, with economic issues close behind.

Since President Joe Biden took office, Americans' satisfaction with specific aspects of the country has mostly stalled or diminished, falling most on the nation's military strength, immigration, gun policy and energy policy.