How Much is Poor Enforcement of Existing Gun Laws to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

How Much is Poor Enforcement of Existing Gun Laws to Blame for School Shootings (June 2018)

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categoryTotal
A great deal40%
A fair amount23%
Not much20%
Not at all12%
Don't know/No opinion5%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A great deal53%40%27%
A fair amount21%32%24%
Not much19%15%24%
Not at all4%6%21%
Don't know/No opinion3%7%4%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A great deal50%48%57%
A fair amount19%28%19%
Not much24%18%16%
Not at all5%5%3%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%5%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A great deal30%27%26%
A fair amount27%21%23%
Not much24%24%23%
Not at all17%17%26%
Don't know/No opinion1%11%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A great deal54%42%29%
A fair amount24%21%24%
Not much16%21%23%
Not at all5%8%19%
Don't know/No opinion1%9%4%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A great deal48%53%59%
A fair amount29%24%22%
Not much18%16%14%
Not at all4%6%3%
Don't know/No opinion2%0%2%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A great deal23%27%35%
A fair amount33%21%22%
Not much29%24%20%
Not at all13%22%20%
Don't know/No opinion3%6%3%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A great deal53%27%35%
A fair amount23%24%24%
Not much16%23%19%
Not at all5%21%21%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A great deal33%62%44%
A fair amount26%14%22%
Not much23%14%19%
Not at all15%2%10%
Don't know/No opinion4%7%5%

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categoryMaleFemale
A great deal41%39%
A fair amount24%22%
Not much21%20%
Not at all13%11%
Don't know/No opinion2%7%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A great deal48%38%30%
A fair amount20%26%22%
Not much17%21%24%
Not at all9%11%20%
Don't know/No opinion7%4%3%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A great deal34%37%43%42%
A fair amount21%23%22%26%
Not much28%20%18%19%
Not at all12%12%13%11%
Don't know/No opinion5%7%4%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A great deal43%38%39%37%42%44%
A fair amount12%20%26%26%22%29%
Not much20%25%18%19%21%17%
Not at all10%12%14%13%11%9%
Don't know/No opinion14%6%3%5%4%1%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A great deal40%41%37%42%
A fair amount22%23%24%25%
Not much19%21%23%19%
Not at all14%11%10%10%
Don't know/No opinion5%4%7%4%

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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 deal37%41%41%
A fair amount22%22%27%
Not much20%23%20%
Not at all16%11%9%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%3%

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