According to a survey conducted in January 2023, about 17 percent of all registered voters identifying as Republican strongly supported stricter firearm legislation in the United States. This proportion was much higher among Democratic voters, 73 percent of whom strongly supported stricter gun control laws.
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Morning Consult. (February 24, 2023). Do you support or oppose stricter gun control laws in the United States? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/811780/support-for-stricter-gun-control-laws-in-the-us/
Morning Consult. "Do you support or oppose stricter gun control laws in the United States?." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811780/support-for-stricter-gun-control-laws-in-the-us/
Morning Consult. (2023). Do you support or oppose stricter gun control laws in the United States?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811780/support-for-stricter-gun-control-laws-in-the-us/
Morning Consult. "Do You Support or Oppose Stricter Gun Control Laws in The United States?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811780/support-for-stricter-gun-control-laws-in-the-us/
Morning Consult, Do you support or oppose stricter gun control laws in the United States? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811780/support-for-stricter-gun-control-laws-in-the-us/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Do you support or oppose stricter gun control laws in the United States? [Graph], Morning Consult, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/811780/support-for-stricter-gun-control-laws-in-the-us/