87% of US Voters Support Strengthening Gun Control Measures

Majority Say "Mental Health Checks Needed for Gun Buyers"
Defendant in Confidential Leak Case Also Gun Enthusiast

In the United States, where mass shootings are relentless, an overwhelming majority of voters supported various gun control measures.

On the 28th (local time), American media Axios reported the results of a survey conducted by Fox News from the 21st to the 24th of this month, targeting 10,004 voters across the United States.

The survey found that 87% of voters supported requiring background checks for all gun buyers. Additionally, 77% said they "support" imposing a 30-day waiting period for all gun purchases.

More than 80% also supported raising the legal age for gun purchases to 21 and checking the mental health status of all gun buyers. Furthermore, 80% agreed that police should be allowed to confiscate guns from individuals deemed dangerous to themselves or others.

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Sixty-one percent supported banning assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons, and more than half of respondents (51%) expressed concern that they or their loved ones could become victims of gun violence.

According to the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a U.S. nonprofit organization, at least 172 mass shooting incidents have occurred in the United States as of this date. The GVA defines a mass shooting as an incident with four or more victims excluding the shooter. Axios noted, "This number exceeds the number of days passed this year."

Jack Douglas Teixeira (21), the defendant in the recent high-profile U.S. classified documents leak case, was also a gun enthusiast who possessed a large number of firearms, including rifles and shotguns, at his home. It was revealed that he searched for keywords related to mass shootings on government computers last year.

For this reason, the prosecution submitted a brief to the U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts, on the 27th, arguing the need to extend the defendant's detention, citing that "the defendant may pose a physical threat to the community."

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