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The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in New York

Nearly half of Republicans think US has to live with mass shootings, poll finds

A person lights candles at a memorial dedicated to the school shooting victims in Uvalde, Texas.
A person lights candles at a memorial dedicated to the school shooting victims in Uvalde, Texas. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Nearly half of Republican voters think the US just has to live with mass shootings, according to a poll released in the aftermath of the Texas elementary school murders and as politicians in Washington negotiate for gun reform.

The CBS and YouGov poll returned familiar results, including 62% support for a nationwide ban on semi-automatic rifles, the kind of gun used in Uvalde, Texas.

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