Gun violence disproportionately affects people of color, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll found and more than half of Americans say they have dealt with gun violence at some point in their personal lives.
Around one in five Americans reported having a family member who was killed with a gun, KFF found.Around a fifth of Americans said they have been personally threatened with a gun at some point in their lives and around one in six said they have personally witnessed someone being shot, KFF found, based on a nationwide poll of 1,271 adults conducted from March 14 to March 23.
Overall, the poll found more that than half of Americans claim a personal or familial connection to the U.S.’ gun violence epidemic.
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