The statistic shows a comparison of the results of a survey among Americans in 2011 and in 2013 on the reaons for mass shootings. They were asked how much they think easy access to guns is responsible for these shootings. In January 2011,
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percent of respondents said easy access to guns was to blame a "great deal" for these shootings. In 2013,
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How much do you think easy access to guns is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?
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Gallup. (September 20, 2013). How much do you think easy access to guns is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272952/survey-on-easy-access-to-guns-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How much do you think easy access to guns is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?." Chart. September 20, 2013. Statista. Accessed August 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272952/survey-on-easy-access-to-guns-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. (2013). How much do you think easy access to guns is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272952/survey-on-easy-access-to-guns-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How Much Do You Think Easy Access to Guns Is to Blame for The Mass Shootings That Have Occurred in The Us in Recent Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272952/survey-on-easy-access-to-guns-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup, How much do you think easy access to guns is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272952/survey-on-easy-access-to-guns-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/ (last visited August 20, 2025)
How much do you think easy access to guns is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph], Gallup, September 20, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272952/survey-on-easy-access-to-guns-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
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