In the one year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the public's stance on gun control has reverted largely to where it was before the tragedy. The debate that ensued between gun rights and gun-control forces hardened the lines on each side and led to a higher intensity of opinion on both sides.
Like everything else, Americans remain divided along party, ideological, gender, racial, and socioeconomic lines on the subject of gun control, according to years of polling on the subject. But some of America's agreements might surprise you.
-The 1999 Columbine, Colo., massacre briefly pushed support toward "controlling gun ownership" up 8 points to 65% of Americans. -
Source: Pew Research Center-In the last 12 years, though, there has been a rapid rise in support for gun rights. After the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., more people supported protecting rights of gun ownership than controlling it. --But after Newtown, 49% thought it was more important to control gun ownership, compared with 42% who thought it was more important to protect gun rights.-
Source: Pew Research Center
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