Poll: Nearly two-thirds support stricter gun laws

Nearly two-thirds of registered voters in a new poll say they support stricter gun control laws in the U.S.

A Politico/Morning Consult poll conducted after the deadly shooting last week at a Florida high school finds 64 percent of respondents are in favor of tougher gun control laws.

Just 30 percent are opposed to stricter gun laws, the poll finds.

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The percentage of people in support of stricter gun laws is the same as the percentage who reported favoring stricter gun laws following last year’s mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert.

The poll also found that 45 percent of Republicans said they would support tougher gun laws, compared with 49 percent who oppose them.

Among Democrats, 84 percent support stricter gun laws, compared with just 13 percent who oppose them.

The poll was conducted on Feb. 20 among 1,992 registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.

It comes after a gunman opened fire at a high school in Florida last week, killing 17 people.

Students who survived the shooting have since been rallying for gun control. Students have traveled to Florida’s state capital and to Washington, D.C., to demand that lawmakers take action to prevent future school shootings.

Students in schools across the country have also staged walkouts this week in a call to action and a show of solidarity.