Americans do not feel safe and are afraid of becoming victims of violence with a weapon, however, they also believe that legislators will not go to the tightening of laws on gun control in the coming months. This is evidenced by the results of the joint survey of the news Agency Associated Press and GfK, reports “Voice of America”.
The radio station reports that almost two thirds of respondents supported tougher laws. So, the majority of respondents favour a ban on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons, which, for example, is rifle AR-15, and for sale shops high-capacity for 10 and more rounds. The results also correlate with party preferences of the respondents tightening of laws on gun control support 87 percent of Democrats and 41 percent Republicans, according to the radio station.
The majority of respondents supported a single national approach to legislation on weapons, preferring the mishmash of rules that are set at the level of States and municipalities. At the same time, less than half of respondents believe that lawmakers will pass laws to tighten gun control in the coming year.
It is also noted that the proportion of Americans advocating stricter laws, has reached a record high since the beginning of this research in 2013, 10 months after school shooting “sandy hook in Newton, Connecticut, killing 20 children and six teachers.
According to the radio, a survey by the Associated Press and GfK was conducted from 7 to 11 July — shortly after the massacre at a nightclub in Orlando, in which 49 people were killed and 53 were injured and after the incident in Louisiana and Minnesota, in which police shot and killed the emphasis of black men. However, as shown by the results of the survey, the level of concern regarding the possible of becoming a victim of crime “non-uniform”. It turned out that among the representatives of the non-white population much more people who are very or extremely concerned about the prospect of becoming victims of violence with a weapon.
