US public support for stricter gun controls often increases after high-fatality mass shootings

70%

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60

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3

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40

30

20

10

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2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

1. 1999 Columbine school shooting, 13 killed

2. 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, 27 killed

3. 2016 Orlando nighclub shooting, 49 killed

4. 2017 Las Vegas shooting, 60 killed

5. 2018 Four mass shootings with 10 or more fatalities including Pittsburgh synagogue and Stoneman Douglas high school

6. 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting, 23 killed

2012

Sandy Hook school

shooting, 27 killed

2016

Orlando nighclub

shooting, 49 killed

2017

Las Vegas shooting, 60 killed

70%

60

50

40

30

2018

Four mass shootings with 10 or more fatalities including Pittsburgh synagogue and Stoneman Douglas high school

2019

El Paso Walmart shooting, 23 killed

1999

Columbine school

shooting, 13 killed

20

10

0

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020