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Poll Shows Americans Support Gun Control But Doubt Lawmakers Will Take Action

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According to a new Reuters poll, most Americans want tougher gun laws but they have little confidence that lawmakers will take action. The poll was released ahead of the one-year anniversary of the country’s deadliest high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. 69 percent of Americans, including 85 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of Republicans, want strong or moderate restrictions placed on firearms. Among those who want stricter gun control laws, only 14 percent said they were “very confident” their representatives understood their views on firearms. Only 8 percent felt “very confident” their elected representatives would do anything about it.

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