Sizable gender, education differences in support for stricter gun laws % who say gun laws should be
There are also gender and educational differences in these views. Nearly two-thirds of women (64%) favor stricter gun laws, compared with 55% of men. Adults with at least a four-year college degree are more likely than those who have not completed college to support stricter laws (72% vs. 55%).
Sizable gender, education differences in support for  | stricter gun laws  | % who say gun laws should be  | than they are today  | More strict  | About right  | Less strict  | Total  | 60  | 28  | 11  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 31  | 49  | 20  | Dem/Lean Dem  | 86  | 11  | Men  | 30  | 14  | 55  | Women  | 64  | 27  | 9  | Ages 18-29  | 64  | 22  | 14  | 30-49  | 60  | 27  | 12  | 50-64  | 56  | 33  | 10  | 65+  | 62  | 29  | 9  | College grad  | 72  | 20  | No college degree  | 55  | 32  | 13  | Note: Share of respondents who didn't toffer an answer not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 3-15, 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 