Support for teachers being equipped with firearms in the U.S. in 2018

This statistic shows the public opinion in the United States on equipping teachers and school staff with firearms as a response mechanism in a event of school shootings. As of February 2018, about 41 percent of all registered voters, identifying themselves as Republican, strongly supported equipping teachers and school staff with firearms.

Do you support equipping teachers and school staff with concealed firearms to respond in the event of a school shooting?

Characteristic	Strongly support	Somewhat support	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Do not know/no opinion
All registered voters	27%	23%	15%	28%	8%
Democrats	14%	18%	15%	46%	7%
Republicans	41%	31%	13%	9%	6%

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Release date

February 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 22-26, 2018

Number of respondents

1,992 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Registered voters

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Do you support or oppose each of the following? Equipping teachers and school staff with concealed firearms to respond in the event of a school shooting.
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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