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Americans' immediate reaction to President Obama's proposals for new laws designed to reduce gun violence is more positive than negative: 53% want their representative in Congress to vote for the laws; 41%, against them.

Americans' support for the death penalty as punishment for murder has plateaued in the low 60s in recent years after a decade-long decline. Sixty-three percent now favor it, similar to 61% in 2011 and 64% in 2010.

The Orlando massacre Sunday may cause Americans once again to say terrorism or guns are the nation's most important problem, as they did last December after the Paris and San Bernardino attacks.

Read about U.S. parents' concern about their children's safety in schools, the link between community service and high well-being, employment around the world, and more in this week's review.

In the U.S., 28% of parents of school-aged children express concern for their child's physical safety at school, while 13% say their children have expressed fear about feeling unsafe at school.

A majority of Americans favor stricter laws covering the sale of firearms, but today's 57% is down significantly from 64% a year ago.

Americans' support for a ban on assault rifles is the lowest in Gallup's 20-year trend, at 36%.

Three in 10 U.S. parents say they fear for their child's safety at school -- similar to recent years, but lower than after Columbine and Sandy Hook. One in 10 parents say their child has expressed concerns about safety at school.

Read about U.S. blacks' concerns about equality after the Zimmerman trial, parents' worries about school safety after Newtown, the disengaged worker-smoking connection, and more in this week's review.

Americans still see the economy in general as the nation's most important problem, but fewer do now than in recent months. More Americans this month, but still relatively few overall, name school shootings or violence.