Youth Opinions About Guns and Gun Control in the United States

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Youth Opinions About Guns and Gun Control in the United States

Category: Firearm Policies, Youth|Journal: JAMA Pediatrics|Author: A Miller, K Sonneville, L Nichols, M Sparrentak, T Chang|Year: 2018

Young activists and mass-shooting survivors in the United States have recently been organizing protests and demanding increased gun control measures. Although national polls have tracked adult opinions about gun control policies for decades, little is known about how youth feel about guns and/or gun control. Because the youth perspective is a powerful factor in the public debate, the goal of this study was to characterize youth opinions on guns and gun control.

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