Poll: Majority of Americans favor tougher gun laws

A gun shop in Colorado. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 26.More than half (54%) of US citizens are in favor of tightening laws that regulate the sale of firearms in the country, a recent CBS poll conducted in conjunction with YouGov showed. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old resident of the Texas town of Yuvalde, opened fire at an elementary school on Tuesday. Subsequently, the attacker was killed by the police. Ramos is known to have purchased two rifles on May 22, less than a week after he turned 18. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott said a school shooting in Uwald killed 19 children and two adults and injured 17 others.» A recent CBS News poll showed that 54% of Americans want tougher gun laws. that gun laws should remain as they are, and 16% want them to be less strict,” the channel said. supporters of the Republican Party prefer to leave things as they are. Moreover, according to the results of the survey, women are more willing to support tougher legislation (about 60% in favor) than men (about 46% are in favor).2021-2022 U.S. School Shootings The survey was conducted from May 18-20. It was attended by 2041 US citizens over 18 years of age. The error is about 2.5%. Shooting is a common occurrence in American schools. However, the tragedy in Yuvalda has become the bloodiest in the last 10 years — since December 14, 2012. The incident killed 20 students and six adult school workers in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. In a special address to the nation on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden called for the gun lobby to be challenged. In the US, a pastor criticized American politicians and the gun lobby