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Gun laws were a primary motivation for your vote in the 2024 presidential election
2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners 14% 7% 14% -
Both Trump voters and gun owners support tested policies focused on gun safety.
Total Support
(Strongly + Somewhat Support)2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners Strengthening background checks 79% 73% 75% Temporarily limiting access to firearms for individuals in crisis 74% 69% 72% Holding the gun industry to similar regulatory standards as the
tobacco, automobile, and opioid industries69% 58% 64% Enacting safe storage requirements for firearms in a home with
children80% 77% 81% Requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms to
law enforcement83% 83% 83% Supporting programs to prevent veteran suicide and help
service members in crisis84% 83% 84% Majority of voters would support stronger gun safety laws that would increase public safety, even if it conflicted with some current Republican positions.
2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners Yes, would support 64% 48% 57% No, would not support 17% 27% 22%
More than two-thirds of each group believe it’s important that government officials at the federal, state, and local levels take steps to increase gun safety over the next four years.
Think Government Action on Gun Safety is Important
(Very + Somewhat Important)2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners Federal Level 79% 70% 73% State Level 81% 75% 77% Local Level 80% 74% 77% Agree with each of the following messages related
to gun violence and gun safety issues
(Strongly + Somewhat Agree)2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners Supporting reasonable gun safety measures helps protect our
children while preserving Second Amendment rights79% 77% 79% Local communities and states should have the power to set their
own gun safety standards66% 66% 70% Background checks and safe storage requirements are
common-sense measures that responsible gun owners already
follow78% 79% 82% We can support both law enforcement and gun safety measures
that keep weapons away from dangerous individuals80% 79% 84% Keeping guns out of the wrong hands protects law-abiding gun
owners’ rights79% 80% 81% Gun deaths are now the leading cause of death for American
children - we can do better while protecting rights73% 65% 73% Communities should be able to keep effective gun violence
prevention programs instead of cutting them as Project 2025
proposes74% 65% 75% -
How much, if at all, do you want Trump's agenda on gun laws to be implemented?
Includes responses of "very much" and "kind of"2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners 51% 65% 59% Trump's gun agenda is the agenda you would MOST want Trump to implement (compared to all other issues)
2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners 4% 2% 3% Trump's gun agenda is the agenda you would LEAST want Trump to implement (compared to all other issues)
2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners 7% 9% 8% Trump's gun agenda is the agenda that will be MOST important to resist over the next four years (compared to all other issues)
2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners 14% 15% -
Were you aware of each of the following aspects of the Trump campaign’s agenda around gun laws?
2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners Eliminating efforts to reduce military and veteran suicide 34% 38% 42% Ending historic efforts to educate parents and gun owners on safe firearm storage 32% 29% 37% Eliminating reporting requirements to address gun trafficking 31% 26% 34% Allowing more people to carry loaded and concealed guns in public in any state 50% 52% 61% Expanding where firearms can be carried, including in schools, hospitals, playgrounds, and public spaces 46% 45% 52% Expanding where firearms can be carried, including cutting funding for community violence prevention programs 33% 28% 37% Removing restrictions on untraceable ’ghost guns’ and large-capacity magazines 34% 32% 42% -
Less than half of 2024 voters think Trump's stance on guns is in line with the views of most Americans and a majority of voters believe the gun policies put forth by the Trump campaign would be ineffective at addressing gun violence in their community.
Yes, I think President Trump’s stance on gun violence and gun safety is in line with the views of most Americans
2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners 43% 65% 59% I think the following proposed policies would be effective in addressing gun violence in my community
(very effective or somewhat effective)2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners Ending federal gun violence prevention programs 30% 38% 37% Cutting CDC and NIH funding for gun violence research 33% 44% 43% Rescinding money for safe gun storage public education campaigns 32% 40% 38% Expanding where firearms can be carried 42% 58% 53% Weakening background checks on gun sales 28% 36% 36% Limiting state gun safety laws 33% 41% 40% Based on what you know about the Trump campaign’s stance on gun violence and gun safety, do you think each of the following will become more safe or less safe over the next four years?
More More Safe + Somewhat More Safe Somewhat Less Safe + Much Less Safe 2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners 2024 Voters 2024 Trump Voters Gun Owners Schools 42% 65% 56% 45% 19% 33% Public spaces such as parks 43% 67% 59% 43% 16% 29% Large venues such as concerts 40% 62% 55% 45% 21% 32% Political events 43% 64% 57% 43% 18% 31% Grocery Stores 44% 67% 60% 40% 14% 29% Places of Worship 44% 67% 61% 40% 15% 26% Hospitals 45% 66% 58% 40% 16% 29%
The Morning Consult poll commissioned by Brady revealed broad support for gun safety policies even among Trump voters.
The poll reveals a significant gap between Trump's gun policy agenda and voter preferences. Trump's gun policy agenda ranks among the bottom three positions that Trump voters want to see implemented in his presidency, alongside climate change and reproductive rights policies.
Support for Gun Safety-Focused Policies
Trump voters as well as gun owners overwhelmingly support common-sense gun safety provisions, including policies requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms (83%), strengthening background checks (73%), and temporarily limiting firearms to individuals in crisis (69%).
| Total Support (Strongly + Somewhat Support) | 2024 Voters | 2024 Trump Voters | Gun Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening background checks | 79% | 73% | 75% |
| Temporarily limiting access to firearms for individuals in crisis | 74% | 69% | 72% |
| Holding the gun industry to similar regulatory standards as the tobacco, automobile, and opioid industries | 69% | 58% | 64% |
| Enacting safe storage requirements for firearms in a home with children | 80% | 77% | 81% |
| Requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms to law enforcement | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| Supporting programs to prevent veteran suicide and help service members in crisis | 84% | 83% | 84% |
More than two-thirds of each group believe it’s important that government officials at the federal, state, and local levels take steps to increase gun safety over the next four years.
| Think Government Action on Gun Safety is Important (Very + Somewhat Important) | 2024 Voters | 2024 Trump Voters | Gun Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Level | 79% | 70% | 73% |
| State Level | 81% | 75% | 77% |
| Local Level | 80% | 74% | 77% |
More than two-thirds of each group agree with messages related to gun violence and gun safety issues.
| Agree with each of the following messages related to gun violence and gun safety issues (Strongly + Somewhat Agree) | 2024 Voters | 2024 Trump Voters | Gun Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supporting reasonable gun safety measures helps protect our children while preserving Second Amendment rights | 79% | 77% | 79% |
| Local communities and states should have the power to set their own gun safety standards | 66% | 66% | 70% |
| Background checks and safe storage requirements are common-sense measures that responsible gun owners already follow | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| We can support both law enforcement and gun safety measures that keep weapons away from dangerous individuals | 80% | 79% | 84% |
| Keeping guns out of the wrong hands protects law-abiding gun owners’ rights | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Gun deaths are now the leading cause of death for American children - we can do better while protecting rights | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Communities should be able to keep effective gun violence prevention programs instead of cutting them as Project 2025 proposes | 74% | 65% | 75% |
"We urge President-elect Trump to listen to the will of the voters – including the majority of his base – who back stronger gun safety laws. Enough is enough."
Lack of Support For Trump's Gun Safety Proposals
A minority of voters, including Trump voters and gun owners, believe Trump's policy proposals will be effective for gun safety.
| Believe the following proposals would be effective in addressing gun violence (Very + Somewhat Effective) | 2024 Voters | 2024 Trump Voters | Gun Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting CDC and NIH funding for gun violence research | 33% | 44% | 43% |
| Limiting state gun safety laws | 33% | 41% | 40% |
| Rescinding money for safe gun storage public education campaigns | 32% | 40% | 38% |
| Ending federal gun violence prevention programs | 30% | 38% | 37% |
| Reducing support for programs helping victims and communities impacted by gun violence | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Weakening background checks on gun sales | 28% | 36% | 36% |
Full Polling Results
About the Poll
This poll was conducted by Morning Consult from November 21-24, 2024 among a sample of 2,005 2024 registered voters. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of 2024 registered voters based on gender by age, gender by parental status, race by education, education, marital status, region, 2024 vote, and race/ethnicity. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.