Americans divided over response to shootings

The U.S. Mission to International Organizations building in Geneva, where bilateral security talks between the U.S. and Russia take place. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 5Most Americans believe that the phenomenon of shooting with mass casualties can be eradicated, but disagree on the measures necessary for this, suggesting, depending on party preferences, either to take away weapons from everyone, or to supply them to everyone, follows from a survey commissioned by the CBS television channel.Among Of supporters of the ruling Democratic Party, 72% believe that the country will become safer if a smaller number of its inhabitants own rifles and pistols. Of Republicans, only 16% think so, and a relative majority of 46% see more gun ownership as a way to reduce the threat.Nine people injured in shopping mall shooting in the US Democrats, according to a poll, propose to solve the problem of violence with more thorough checks on gun buyers (74%), a ban on semi-automatic rifles (72%), passing laws that would give the police the right to temporarily seize weapons from persons recognized by the court as a threat to themselves and others (70%). Republicans see the solution in more effective detection and treatment of mental illness (60%), an increase in the number of police and armed guards in public places (59%), an increase in the importance of religion in people's lives (54%). 72% of respondents agree that the problem can be solved, 28% believe that it should be put up with as one of the costs of a «free society.» The survey was conducted on June 1-3 among 2021 adult Americans. Its authors say that the sample is representative and estimate the error of the study at 2.6%. US President Joe Biden calls on Congress to act to address gun violence. According to the Washington Post, since the beginning of 2022, there have been more than 200 mass shootings in the United States, that is, cases of the use of weapons with at least four victims. Oklahoma releases death toll from medical center shooting