According to a survey conducted by ABC News/Washington Post, most people fear mass shootings in their community and support a background check law.
As stated on the published data, a growing number of people fear that a mass shooting could take place in their community. Sixty percent of Americans in the sample said they are concerned about a massive shooting in their own community, according to the survey published by ABC News/Washington Post.
The percentage represents a five-point increase from January 2013, when 55 percent of Americans said they feared a massive shooting.
The poll comes after a month of mass shootings in the U.S. that left dozens dead and has resumed talks in Washington on gun control.
Democrats in Congress have redoubled their pressure on the Republican Senate and President Trump to take action on the background check legislation.
Trump has given contradictory signals about whether he could accept such legislation, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear that no legislation will move in the Senate that is not backed by Trump.
The new poll found that an overwhelming majority of Americans from both parties support background checks and red flag laws that would allow law enforcement to go to court to remove weapons from people considered to be a danger.
According to the survey, 89 percent of Americans, including eight out of 10 Republicans and conservatives, supported mandatory background checks and red flag laws.
The assault weapons ban was also supported by the majority of Americans: 56 percent, but most of the support for such a proposal is backed by Democrats.
81 percent of Democrats support an assault weapons ban, compared to 55 percent of independents and 33 percent of Republicans.
The survey checked the opinion of 1,003 Americans between September 2 and 5. There is a margin of sampling error of 3, 5 points.
A ban on assault weapons has virtually no chance of passing in the Republican-controlled Senate. However, the red flag laws have received the support of several Republicans.
Democrats have been asking Republican leaders to vote on a universal background check bill. The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed the bill in February with eight Republicans voting with a majority of Democrats. McConnell reiterated on Tuesday that he would wait for the White House to propose gun legislation.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) wrote a letter to Trump Monday asking him to support the House bill.
Translated by: José Espinoza
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