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Personal Safety Top Reason Americans Own Guns Today
American gun owners give personal safety/protection as the top reason they own a gun. Hunting is the next-highest response, while the Second Amendment and collecting guns as a hobby are lower on the list of reasons.
Americans' Desire for Stricter Gun Laws Up Sharply
A majority of Americans (55%) say there should be stricter laws regarding gun sales, a sharp rise from last year. Most Americans, however, still do not think there should be a ban on handguns for those not in the police.
Economy Is Top Election Issue; Abortion and Crime Next
Registered voters rate the economy as the most important factor influencing their vote this midterm election cycle, but abortion and crime are close behind.
Americans' Views on Guns, School Safety Before Connecticut Shooting
As news of the tragic mass shooting Friday at a Connecticut grade school unfolds, experts, leaders, and the media will be taking a hard look at issues of school safety and gun control.
Abortion Moves Up on "Most Important Problem" List
While inflation, government and the economy remain the top U.S. problems, 8% of Americans now mention abortion, the highest percentage mentioning that issue in Gallup's records.
Public Opinion and Guns
It's clear that the president has made measures to attempt to reduce gun violence a key issue of his new term. President Obama mentioned Newtown once in his inauguration speech on Monday, Jan. 21, but the previous week he much more prominently ...
Prioritizing Gun Violence Reduction Measures
Only 4% of Americans say that gun violence or gun issues constitute the most important problem facing the country today, based on our April 4-7 monthly update of the "most important problem" measure. This puts guns in the same 4% category as ...
Snapshot: Government Remains Top Problem for U.S.
Americans remain most likely to name poor leadership or government (20%) as the top U.S. problem, followed by immigration (10%) and race relations (7%).
Americans Fault Mental Health System Most for Gun Violence
Americans are now more likely to blame the mental health system (48%) than easy access to guns (40%) as factors for U.S. mass shootings, after these tied in 2011. Support for stricter gun laws has fallen from the post-Newtown high.
Economy Still Top Problem in U.S. but Less So Than in Past
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.