Ten Takeaways about Americans’ Views of Guns

The National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Dallas, Texas this week comes after three of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, which have all occurred in the past seven months. These three massacres — at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas, Nevada, a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas and a high school in Parkland, Florida — have re-ignited debate across the country about gun control. …

In the aftermath of the recent mass shootings, Gallup conducted several polls to gauge the public’s attitudes toward guns. …

Here are some of the key takeaways from this recent polling on guns: CONT.

Megan Brenan, Gallup