In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, more Americans support tighter controls on guns. Six in 10 U.S. adults now support stricter laws covering the sale of firearms, up from 55% last year and the highest percentage since 2004. However, the public is sharply divided over an assault weapons ban, though the 48% in favor exceeds last year’s record-low 36%. Americans still widely oppose an outright ban on handguns, but more favor such a ban than in 2016. CONT.
Megan Brenan, Gallup