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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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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%).

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.

Newtown Shootings Context: Americans' Attitudes Towards Gun Control

The tragic deaths of 20 children and 6 adults on Friday in Newtown, Conn., at the hands of a gun-wielding mass murderer raises again the issue of laws and policies concerning the sale and possession of guns.