In the wake of multiple mass shootings, Americans overwhelmingly prioritize gun control over ownership rights, according to a new poll. 72% of respondents say gun violence will be extremely or very important in how they vote in this year's midterms.
On the flip side, 29% of respondents believe protecting the right to own a wide variety of guns should be a higher priority than enacting new gun control laws, the poll suggests .
The gap between the two positions has widened by 9 points since March 2021, when the same poll found that 66% of people favored new gun control laws, while 34% preferred protecting gun ownership rights.with 90% of Democrats and 75% of independents surveyed prioritizing new gun laws. Fifty-six percent of Republicans in the poll said protecting gun ownership rights takes priority.from when the question was asked in January and December.
Seventy-four percent of those surveyed saw gas prices as extremely or very important, while taxes and abortion were also standout issues. Methodology: This ABC News/Ipsos poll was conducted June 3-4 by Ipsos using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®. The poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 542 adults age 18 or older. The margin of sampling error is ±4.8 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for results based on the entire sample of adults.
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