Post-Uvalde Poll: 67% Support Assault Weapons Ban

From a new Morning Consult poll “conducted entirely after” the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas:

Requiring background checks on all gun sales: Eighty-eight percent strongly or somewhat support; 8% strongly or somewhat oppose. Net approval: +80.

Creating a national database with info about each gun sale: Seventy-five percent strongly or somewhat support; 18% strongly or somewhat oppose. Net approval: +57.

Banning assault-style weapons: Sixty-seven percent strongly or somewhat support; 25% strongly or somewhat oppose. Net approval: +42

Preventing sales of all firearms to people reported as dangerous to law enforcement by a mental health provider: Eighty-four percent strongly or somewhat support; 9% strongly or somewhat oppose. Net approval: +75.

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A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted entirely after the shooting in Uvalde offers a snapshot of the mood of American voters at this moment in time, and where they stand on a variety of gun reform proposals. Read more in today’s Playbook: https://t.co/LlXQYjLM6g

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