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?
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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 December 01, 2024, 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 December 01, 2024. 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: December 01, 2024. 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 December 01, 2024)
Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns? [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
