According to a survey conducted in 2023, 44 percent of Americans believed that hiring armed guards would be very effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings in the United States. A further 40 percent believed that raising the age to purchase firearms to 21 would be a very effective policy to reduce the number of fatalities from school shootings.
Share of Americans who think various policy proposals would be very effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings in the United States in 2023
Includes respondents who answered 'very effective' to the original survey question: "I'm going to read some proposed policies that may or may not reduce the number of students killed in school shootings. For each, please tell me if you think the policy would be very effective, somewhat effective, or not effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings."
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Grinnell College National Poll. (March 20, 2024). Share of Americans who think various policy proposals would be very effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1463766/us-opinion-on-how-to-reduce-fatalities-from-school-shootings/
Grinnell College National Poll. "Share of Americans who think various policy proposals would be very effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings in the United States in 2023." Chart. March 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1463766/us-opinion-on-how-to-reduce-fatalities-from-school-shootings/
Grinnell College National Poll. (2024). Share of Americans who think various policy proposals would be very effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1463766/us-opinion-on-how-to-reduce-fatalities-from-school-shootings/
Grinnell College National Poll. "Share of Americans Who Think Various Policy Proposals Would Be Very Effective in Reducing The Number of Students Killed in School Shootings in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1463766/us-opinion-on-how-to-reduce-fatalities-from-school-shootings/
Grinnell College National Poll, Share of Americans who think various policy proposals would be very effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1463766/us-opinion-on-how-to-reduce-fatalities-from-school-shootings/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of Americans who think various policy proposals would be very effective in reducing the number of students killed in school shootings in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Grinnell College National Poll, March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1463766/us-opinion-on-how-to-reduce-fatalities-from-school-shootings/
