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Pew Research CenterApril 20, 2021
Amid a Series of Mass Shootings in the U.S., Gun Policy Remains Deeply Divisive

Broad support for barring people with mental illnesses from obtaining guns, expanded background checks

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Amid a Series of Mass Shootings in the U.S., Gun Policy Remains Deeply Divisive
Narrow majority favors stricter gun laws, but deep partisan divisions persist
Broad support for barring people with mental illnesses from obtaining guns, expanded background checks
Bipartisan support for preventing the mentally ill from buying guns, expanded background checks; wide partisan differences on many other gun policies
Declining GOP support for assault-style weapons ban, national gun registry
GOP share saying gun violence is very big problem for the country declines
Support for stricter gun laws has fluctuated in recent years; fewer back stricter laws now than in 2019
Wide differences in support for stricter gun laws by race, gender, education and community type
Black adults far more likely than White adults to say crime would go up if more people had guns
Young adults far more likely than older people to say mass shootings would be less frequent if guns were harder to obtain legally
Large shares of Democrats strongly favor gun policies that would restrict purchases, ownership of certain weapons; Republicans express more lukewarm support
Less support for expanded gun background checks among Republicans in rural areas than those living in urban, suburban communities
Black Democrats more likely than White, Hispanic Democrats to say gun violence is a very big problem

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