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Many back strict gun laws, but opposition tends to be louder
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ma-
jorities of U.S. adults think
mass shootings would oc-
cur less often if guns were
harder to get, and that
schools and other pub-
lic places have become
less safe than they were
two decades ago, polling
shows.
Still, public attitudes on
guns and gun policy are
complicated, and the is-
sue has seen little by way of
federal legislative changes
in more than a decade. In
the wake of Tuesday's mas-
sacre at an elementary
school in Uvalde, Texas,
Democratic governors and
lawmakers are pleading
for gun restrictions. Reforms
will meet Republican resist-
ance both in Congress and
state legislatures and are
unlikely to advance.
While it's not unusual for
polling to show higher sup-
port for restrictions among
the general public after a
mass shooting, attitudes on
gun regulation are over-
all rather stable over time,
said John Roman, senior Remy Ragsdale, 3, attends a protest organized by Moms Demand Action on Wednesday May 25, 2022, at the Governor's Mansion
fellow at NORC at the Uni- in Austin, Texas, after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde.
versity of Chicago. Associated Press
In 2020, about half of voters
in the presidential election be made stricter, accord- pared with about a third as they are and only about be made less strict.
said U.S. gun laws should ing to AP VoteCast, com- saying they should be left 1 in 10 saying they should Continued on next page