The statistic above represents the opinion of Americans on gun control in the United States. In 2014, 51 percent of Silents stated that controlling gun ownership is more important than controlling gun rights.
Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns?
Share of respondents who felt gun control was the more important issue
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Pew Research Center. (March 7, 2014). Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns?." Chart. March 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. (2014). Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Think It's More Important to Control Gun Ownership than Protect The Right of Americans to Own Guns?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center, Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/ (last visited March 29, 2020)
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