Most Americans support stronger gun laws but are less confident that lawmakers will take action in the wake of a spate of mass shootings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. The poll of 940 Americans was conducted one day after a Texas gunman killed 19 students and two […] Read more »
Americans’ Recent Attitudes Toward Guns
As Americans are reeling from two mass shootings that have occurred within 10 days of each other in the U.S., an intense gun control debate has reignited across the country. … Gallup’s most recent polling about guns was conducted in October 2021 and January 2022. Both polls found a slight […] Read more »
The Real Reason America Doesn’t Have Gun Control
After each of the repeated mass shootings that now provide a tragic backbeat to American life, the same doomed dance of legislation quickly begins. As the outraged demands for action are inevitably derailed in Congress, disappointed gun-control advocates, and perplexed ordinary citizens, point their fingers at the influence of the […] Read more »
Partisan splits remain on gun laws
A recent CBS News poll found 54% of Americans want laws covering the sale of guns made more strict. Thirty percent said gun laws should be kept as they are, and 16% want them to be less strict. The poll was conducted after the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, […] Read more »
Sharp downturn in overall approval of Supreme Court; opinion on Roe v. Wade has not changed
A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds approval of the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a sharp turn down, falling to 44%, with 55% disapproving of how the Court is handling its job. In March, 54% approved and 45% disapproved. Approval of the Court stood at 66% in […] Read more »
Black Americans fear more racist attacks after Buffalo shooting
Three-quarters of Black Americans are worried that they or someone they love will be attacked because of their race, according to a nationwide Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted after a gunman killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, allegedly targeting members of the mostly Black neighborhood. The Post-Ipsos poll of Black […] Read more »