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Supporters of stronger gun control measures stepped up their campaign this week for stricter gun laws. The Washington Post reported<\/a> that gun control advocates were holding more than 140 public events in 29 states on Thursday to press senators to support universal background checks.<\/p>\n\n

A Pew Research Center survey in January had found a wide gap between those who prioritize gun rights and gun control when it comes to political involvement.<\/p>\n\n

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Nearly a quarter (23%) of those who say gun rights should be the priority have contributed money to an organization that takes a position on gun policy, compared with just 5% of those who prioritize gun control. People who favor gun rights are also about twice as likely as gun control supporters to have contacted a public official about gun policy (15% vs. 8%).<\/p>\n\n

By contrast, comparable percentages of gun rights supporters (19%) and those who prioritize gun control (15%) say they have expressed their opinion about gun policy on social networks. And about one-in-ten in each group says they have signed a petition on gun policy (12% of gun rights supporters, 10% of gun control supporters). Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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