Eighty-five percent (85%) of voters believe that gun violence is a serious problem in America today, including 80% of gun owners. However, there is a high level of misunderstanding surrounding this issue. For example, just 54% of voters know that gang violence leads to more gun deaths each year than school shootings. In fact, there…
To help prevent school shootings, 26% say placing armed security guards at public schools is the most effective approach while 23% believe requiring background checks for all gun purchases would be most effective. When asked how many students have died in school shootings this year, the average response was 620. In reality, there have been…
Forty-two percent (42%) mistakenly believe that mass shootings are the leading cause of gun deaths in the United States. In reality, fewer than one-half of one percent of all gun deaths are attributed to mass shootings. Suicides are the largest cause of gun deaths, a reality recognized by just 16% of voters. This misunderstanding, fueled…