This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on whether they think that new gun control laws will lead to less mass shootings. The survey was conducted in October 2017. During the survey, 21 percent of respondents stated they think that new gun control laws could reduce the number of mass shootings a great deal.
If new gun control laws were passed, do you think it would reduce the number of mass shootings in the U.S.?
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Gallup. (October 18, 2017). If new gun control laws were passed, do you think it would reduce the number of mass shootings in the U.S.? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809322/americans-on-gun-laws-reducing-the-number-of-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "If new gun control laws were passed, do you think it would reduce the number of mass shootings in the U.S.?." Chart. October 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809322/americans-on-gun-laws-reducing-the-number-of-mass-shootings/
Gallup. (2017). If new gun control laws were passed, do you think it would reduce the number of mass shootings in the U.S.?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809322/americans-on-gun-laws-reducing-the-number-of-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "If New Gun Control Laws Were Passed, Do You Think It Would Reduce The Number of Mass Shootings in The U.S.?." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809322/americans-on-gun-laws-reducing-the-number-of-mass-shootings/
Gallup, If new gun control laws were passed, do you think it would reduce the number of mass shootings in the U.S.? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809322/americans-on-gun-laws-reducing-the-number-of-mass-shootings/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
If new gun control laws were passed, do you think it would reduce the number of mass shootings in the U.S.? [Graph], Gallup, October 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809322/americans-on-gun-laws-reducing-the-number-of-mass-shootings/