Search results for: “firearms”

short readsMar 5, 2025

What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.

While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual totals on record.
short readsJul 24, 2024

Key facts about Americans and guns

About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun laws. Another 26% say that U.S. gun laws are about right, while 15% favor less strict gun laws.
short readsApr 6, 2023

Gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% in two years

In 2021, there were 2,590 gun deaths among U.S. children and teens under the age of 18, up from 1,732 in 2019.
reportAug 16, 2023

For Most U.S. Gun Owners, Protection Is the Main Reason They Own a Gun

Gun owners in the United States continue to cite protection far more than other factors, including hunting and sport shooting, as a major reason they own a gun. About half of Americans who don’t own a gun say they could never see themselves owning one (52%) while nearly as many could imagine themselves as gun owners in the future (47%).
short readsNov 20, 2024

What the data says about dangerous driving and road rage in the U.S.

There’s a fair amount of data indicating that Americans’ driving habits have worsened over the past five years, at least in some ways.
short readsJun 14, 2023

Fewer than 1% of federal criminal defendants were acquitted in 2022

In 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted.
short readsAug 25, 2022

Republicans in Congress are about three times as likely as Democrats to indicate that they own a gun

At least 110 representatives and senators in the current 117th Congress have publicly stated or otherwise confirmed that they own a gun.
reportJun 28, 2023

Gun Violence Widely Viewed as a Major – and Growing – National Problem

Growing shares of Americans view both gun violence and violent crime as very big national problems. 49% of U.S. adults say gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves; an identical share says it reduces safety by giving too many people access to firearms and increasing misuse.
short readsJul 27, 2022

U.S. school security procedures have become more widespread in recent years but are still unevenly adopted

Here is a look at some of the most common school security measures and how the K-12 security landscape has changed in recent years.
short readsJan 7, 2025

What the data says about federal workers

As President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, here are answers to some common questions about the federal workforce.

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What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.

For Most U.S. Gun Owners, Protection Is the Main Reason They Own a Gun

What the data says about dangerous driving and road rage in the U.S.

Fewer than 1% of federal criminal defendants were acquitted in 2022

Republicans in Congress are about three times as likely as Democrats to indicate that they own a gun

Gun Violence Widely Viewed as a Major – and Growing – National Problem

U.S. school security procedures have become more widespread in recent years but are still unevenly adopted

What the data says about federal workers

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