In 2024, 53 percent of U.S. adults said that they blamed mental illness a lot for gun violence in the United States, while 47 percent said that they blamed bad parenting. In comparison, only 29 percent of U.S. adults said that they blamed the Second Amendment of the Constitution a lot for gun violence in the country.
Share of Americans who blame various factors for causing gun violence in the United States in 2024
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