Nov 23, 2022
According to a Gallup poll released on November 21, support for tighter gun control restrictions went down from 66% in June to 57% towards the end of October. This poll was carried out from October 3 to October 20. Per Gallup's findings, 46% of Americans say there is a gun in their home or on their property. Additionally, 33% said they "personally own a gun." When it comes to political parties, 66% of Republican respondents indicated that they have a gun in their home or somewhere on their property. By contrast, 31% of Democrats indicated the same. Additionally, 48% of Republicans say they "personally own a gun" whereas 20% of Democrats indicated that they do. Gallup noted the following: Americans' calls for stricter gun laws have fallen since June, when back-to-back massacres in a grocery store and a school resulted in an increased appetite for gun control. This pattern, whereby public support for tougher gun control spikes after prominent mass shootings an