this is unsurprising, as you'll no doubt know if you've paid attention to similar polling after other mass shootings. the margins do change--but seldom for long periods of time, because while...
One year after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the urgency for new gun restrictions has declined, but roughly half the country is concerned a mass shooting could happen at a school in their community, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.
In the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting that killed 17 people on Valentine's Day, 71 percent of Americans said laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter. Now, it's 51 percent.
When it comes to whether stricter gun legislation should be an immediate priority for Congress, 42 percent say it should be. In April 2018, it was 10 points higher.
this is unsurprising, as you'll no doubt know if you've paid attention to similar polling after other mass shootings. the margins do change--but seldom for long periods of time, because while people will usually unite on this issue in the immediate aftermath of a major shooting, their partisan lean will usually override that not long after. the low fifties is about where support for your typical gun control measure has been for... i dunno, like the past half decade?
this is unsurprising, as you'll no doubt know if you've paid attention to similar polling after other mass shootings. the margins do change--but seldom for long periods of time, because while people will usually unite on this issue in the immediate aftermath of a major shooting, their partisan lean will usually override that not long after. the low fifties is about where support for your typical gun control measure has been for... i dunno, like the past half decade?