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Healthcare, the economy and immigration are A-list issues in the 2020 election, while other issues are broadly important but not top of mind.

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%.

After the Las Vegas mass shooting, support for stricter gun sale laws is at its highest point since 2004. However, there's no consensus on assault weapons.

Americans' worry about being the victim of a mass shooting is similar to the level found after the 2015 San Bernardino shooting. Democrats believe new gun laws would reduce shootings; Republicans disagree.

Almost half of Americans (48%) are worried that they or a family member will be a victim of a mass shooting, the highest reading of three conducted in the wake of a mass shooting.

Gallup findings over the past decade reveal that the years from 2010 to 2019 encompassed some revolutionary changes in public opinion.

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

Eight in 10 Americans, a new high, perceive the U.S. as being greatly divided on the most important values.

Americans' dissatisfaction with the nation's gun laws climbed to 62% in 2016, a record high in Gallup's trend. Dissatisfaction with policies to reduce or control crime is also at a new high.

Americans' confidence in most major U.S. institutions has fallen in the past year, and confidence collectively is at a new low in Gallup's trend.