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In the U.S., 40% of teachers say their schools are not well protected from potential shooters gaining entry.

Given a choice, more Americans say their leaders should focus on school security and mental health than on changing gun sale 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.

Follow Gallup's special series on U.S. teachers' views on carrying guns in schools and the policies that they believe will make schools safer.

The 28% of Americans who say they are satisfied with the direction of the U.S. in March is down from the 36% recorded in February.

A majority of Americans favor a number of different proposals to prevent school shootings, but less than half favor arming teachers.

Sixty-seven percent of U.S. adults say the laws covering firearm sales should be stricter, up from 60% last fall and the highest since 1993.

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 are more satisfied with the nation's military, security and economy than they were a year ago, but they are less satisfied with the environment, healthcare and the role of the U.S.

Gallup editors' picks for the most significant trends and discoveries in American public opinion in 2017.