As California grapples with yet another incident of gun violence that claimed the lives of nine Golden State residents, how concerned are Californians about mass shootings in their part of the state?
In PPIC’s May survey—which was fielded prior to the shooting at a Valley Transit Authority facility in San Jose on May 26—half of Californians say they are very (24%) or somewhat (26%) concerned about the threat of a mass shooting in the area where they live. …
In our question about laws covering gun sales in California, a solid majority (63%) of adults think they should be stricter, while 19% say they should be kept as they are now and 16% think they should be less strict. Solid majorities of Californians have favored stricter gun laws since we began asking this question in 2015. Partisans are deeply divided on the issue: 83% of Democrats and 50% of independents support stricter laws while views among Republicans are evenly split (30% more strict, 35% kept as they are now, 34% less strict). CONTINUED
Rachel Lawler, Public Policy Institute of California
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