How Much are Insufficient Restrictions on Gun Ownership To Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

How Much are Insufficient Restrictions on Gun Ownership To Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

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categoryTotal
A great deal36%
A fair amount17%
Not much15%
Not at all27%
Don't know/No opinion5%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A great deal63%28%12%
A fair amount20%21%14%
Not much9%14%21%
Not at all5%26%49%
Don't know/No opinion4%12%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A great deal63%51%68%
A fair amount16%34%15%
Not much9%11%9%
Not at all6%3%5%
Don't know/No opinion5%1%4%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A great deal9%13%12%
A fair amount11%19%13%
Not much21%25%19%
Not at all58%33%53%
Don't know/No opinion1%11%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A great deal67%34%15%
A fair amount18%26%12%
Not much9%13%21%
Not at all3%17%48%
Don't know/No opinion3%10%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A great deal56%67%77%
A fair amount23%19%11%
Not much8%11%7%
Not at all6%3%3%
Don't know/No opinion7%0%3%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A great deal17%15%15%
A fair amount20%8%11%
Not much21%25%17%
Not at all39%47%54%
Don't know/No opinion2%5%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A great deal64%18%7%
A fair amount21%16%8%
Not much9%19%21%
Not at all3%41%62%
Don't know/No opinion2%6%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A great deal28%57%43%
A fair amount15%18%21%
Not much19%7%12%
Not at all34%11%18%
Don't know/No opinion4%7%7%

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categoryMaleFemale
A great deal30%40%
A fair amount18%16%
Not much14%16%
Not at all35%20%
Don't know/No opinion2%7%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A great deal44%36%20%
A fair amount18%17%18%
Not much13%16%18%
Not at all19%27%41%
Don't know/No opinion7%5%3%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A great deal38%37%33%36%
A fair amount22%18%16%15%
Not much12%17%15%16%
Not at all19%21%33%31%
Don't know/No opinion9%7%4%2%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A great deal25%36%34%34%35%47%
A fair amount17%20%17%14%16%15%
Not much9%13%15%15%21%13%
Not at all32%24%31%33%24%24%
Don't know/No opinion16%7%3%3%4%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A great deal35%31%34%45%
A fair amount15%21%11%17%
Not much15%16%13%16%
Not at all30%26%36%16%
Don't know/No opinion4%5%6%6%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
A great deal34%30%49%
A fair amount15%20%17%
Not much16%18%12%
Not at all31%29%17%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%4%

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