Finally, majorities of Americans now support bans on handguns and assault rifles

According to a study by Léger, majorities of Americans now support bans on handguns and assault rifles. 2022 was the third consecutive year that the United States had over 600 mass shootings.

73% of Americans support a ban on importing, buying or selling assault rifles, while 55% support the same for handguns.

Even larger majorities of Canadians also support bans on handguns (78%) and assault rifles (87%).

This article was originally published on Dec. 12, 2022 and updated on Feb. 2, 2023.

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