America’s Complex Relationship With Guns - Pew Research Center

Jun 22, 2017 · America’s Complex Relationship With Guns An in-depth look at the attitudes and experiences of U.S. adults. By Kim Parker, Juliana Menasce Horowitz, ... ABOUT PEW …

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Do Americans have a relationship with guns?

A new Pew Research Center survey attempts to better understand the complex relationship Americans have with guns and how that relationship intersects with their policy views. The survey finds that Americans have broad exposure to guns, whether they personally own one or not. ...

What do Americans think about gun ownership?

Here are some key findings about Americans’ views of gun ownership, gun policy and other subjects, drawn from Pew Research Center surveys. About four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a household with a gun, including 32% who say they personally own one, according to a Center survey conducted in June 2023. ...

Do Gun Owners have different views on gun policy?

Among gun owners, there is a diversity of views on gun policy, driven in large part by party affiliation. The nationally representative survey of 3,930 U.S. adults, including 1,269 gun owners, was conducted March 13 to 27 and April 4 to 18, 2017, using the Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel. 1 Among the key findings: ...

Do Americans have a gun policy?

.Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted March ationship With Guns”ever contacted a public official PEW RESEARCH CENTERto express their opinion on gun policy. About one-in-five gu wners (21%) say they have done this, compared with 12% of non-gun owners. The remainder of this report examines in greater d ...

Are gun owners more politically engaged?

gun owners are more politically engaged on gun issues than other Americans.Gun owners are more likely than non-gun owners to say they have ever contacted public officials to express their opinion on gun policy: 21% of owners say they have done this, including 9% who say they did so in th ...

Do Americans like stricter gun laws?

Katherine Schaeffer is a research analyst at Pew Research Center. About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun laws. Another 26% say that U.S. gun laws are about right, while 15% favor less strict gun laws. ...