This statistic shows the opinion of American adults on how the number of mass shootings would be affected by making it more difficult to legally purchase firearms in the United States, as of 2017, by political affiliation. As of 2017, 64 percent of Democrats or those who lean Democrat thought inhibiting the purchase of legal firearms would reduce the number of mass shootings in the United States.
Opinion on the effect of inhibiting legal gun ownership on number of mass shootings in the United States as of 2017, by political party
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Pew Research Center. (June 22, 2017). Opinion on the effect of inhibiting legal gun ownership on number of mass shootings in the United States as of 2017, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/757829/us-opinion-on-gun-control-and-mass-shooting-frequency-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion on the effect of inhibiting legal gun ownership on number of mass shootings in the United States as of 2017, by political party." Chart. June 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757829/us-opinion-on-gun-control-and-mass-shooting-frequency-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Opinion on the effect of inhibiting legal gun ownership on number of mass shootings in the United States as of 2017, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757829/us-opinion-on-gun-control-and-mass-shooting-frequency-by-political-party/
Pew Research Center. "Opinion on The Effect of Inhibiting Legal Gun Ownership on Number of Mass Shootings in The United States as of 2017, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757829/us-opinion-on-gun-control-and-mass-shooting-frequency-by-political-party/
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