Gun control

Who owns guns in America? White men, mostly.

As you might expect, gun owners are a lot more likely than non-owners to say that gun control would have negative effects — and a lot less likely to say it would have upsides. Only 32 percent of gun owners agree that stricter gun laws would help reduce accidental firearm deaths; 65 percent of people without household guns do. On the other hand, 68 percent of gun owners believe stricter gun control would give government too much power — compared with 49 percent of gunless households.
But that divide might simply reflect the fact that gun owners are more likely to be Republicans and gunless households are more likely to be Democrats. And the partisan divide is the real difference in the gun debate.