The statistic above represents the opinion of Americans on gun control in the United States. In 2014, 51 percent of Silents stated that controlling gun ownership is more important than controlling gun rights.
Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns?
Loading statistic...
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Generation X in the U.S.
Life
4
Family and working life
8
- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. households in 2018, by generation
- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. households from 2018-2038, by generation
- Basic Statistic U.S. marriage rate of 23-38 year olds by generation 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. mean disposable household income 2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Labor force distribution in the U.S. in 2017, by generation
- Basic Statistic Source of SMB loans among U.S. Generation X owners 2014
- Basic Statistic Percentage of Americans endorsing the increase in older workers 2014, by generation
- Basic Statistic Planned retirement age among members of Generation X 2016
Political views
8
- Basic Statistic U.S. party identification 2022, by generation
- Basic Statistic Percentage of Americans who see differences between U.S. parties, by generation 2014
- Basic Statistic Share of patriotic Americans 2014, by generation
- Basic Statistic Opinion of Americans on gun control in 2014, by generation
- Basic Statistic American adults' view of the immigration policy in 2014, by generation
- Basic Statistic Opinion of Americans on same-sex marriage in 2014, by generation
- Basic Statistic U.S. views regarding cause of climate change by generation 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of Gen X consumers using select sources for politcal news U.S. 2014
Consumer behavior
7
- Premium Statistic Food shopping planning habits of U.S. Gen X consumers 2015
- Premium Statistic Holiday shopping: time when U.S. Generation Xers plan to start 2014
- Premium Statistic U.S. share of parents who buy organics by generation 2016
- Premium Statistic Perceived health risks of U.S. Gen X consumers 2015, by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. Gen X shoppers who have used an online channel for groceries 2015-2019
- Basic Statistic Gen X: smartphone retail activities in the United States 2015
- Basic Statistic U.S. Generation X: number of social network users 2013
Further related statistics
17
- Support for banning bump fire stocks in the U.S. in 2018
- Canada: number of individual firearms licenses held 2020, by type
- How often Americans carry a gun, by gender 2018
- Share of Canadians who would support a civilian handgun ban by gun ownership 2020
- Percentage of U.S. Americans who are satisfied with gun laws 2001-2016
- Canada: reasons for firearms license application refusals 2020
- Share of Canadians who support a civilian owned firearm ban by type of firearm 2020
- Canada: number of revoked firearms registrations 2010-2018
- Canada: number of firearms license application refusals 2010-2018
- Canada: firearms registered to individuals and businesses 2020, by province
- Canada: number of individual firearms licenses issued 2020, by type
- Support for stricter gun control laws in the U.S. in 2018, by residential area
- Canada: firearms registered to individuals and businesses, by class 2012-2019
- Canada: number of individual firearms licenses held 2020, by province or territory
- Opinion on stricter gun control in the U.S. 2019
- Opinion on a ban on the sale of semi-automatic weapons in the U.S. 2019
- Political risk index score of Saudi Arabia 2019-2020 by type
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Support for banning bump fire stocks in the U.S. in 2018
- Canada: number of individual firearms licenses held 2020, by type
- How often Americans carry a gun, by gender 2018
- Share of Canadians who would support a civilian handgun ban by gun ownership 2020
- Percentage of U.S. Americans who are satisfied with gun laws 2001-2016
- Canada: reasons for firearms license application refusals 2020
- Share of Canadians who support a civilian owned firearm ban by type of firearm 2020
- Canada: number of revoked firearms registrations 2010-2018
- Canada: number of firearms license application refusals 2010-2018
- Canada: firearms registered to individuals and businesses 2020, by province
- Canada: number of individual firearms licenses issued 2020, by type
- Support for stricter gun control laws in the U.S. in 2018, by residential area
- Canada: firearms registered to individuals and businesses, by class 2012-2019
- Canada: number of individual firearms licenses held 2020, by province or territory
- Opinion on stricter gun control in the U.S. 2019
- Opinion on a ban on the sale of semi-automatic weapons in the U.S. 2019
- Political risk index score of Saudi Arabia 2019-2020 by type
Pew Research Center. (March 7, 2014). Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns?." Chart. March 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. (2014). Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Think It's More Important to Control Gun Ownership than Protect The Right of Americans to Own Guns?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/
Pew Research Center, Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Do you think it's more important to control gun ownership than protect the right of Americans to own guns? [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319100/opinion-of-americans-on-gun-control-by-generation/