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Pew Research Center
Key Facts About Americans and Guns
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Relates in the Constitution to:
Amendment II, clause 1 : Keep & Bear Arms   
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."   ( View in Context)

Amendment XXVII, clause 1 : Congressional Compensation   
"No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened."   ( View in Context)

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      Guns are deeply ingrained in American society and the nations political debates.

      The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives Americans the right to bear arms, and about a third of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun. At the same time, President Joe Biden and other policymakers earlier this year proposed new restrictions on firearm access in an effort to address gun violence ranging from rising murder rates in some major cities to mass shootings.

      Here are some key findings about Americans attitudes about gun violence, gun policy and other subjects, drawn from recent surveys by Pew Research Center and Gallup.

     

     

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