Understanding knowledge and approval for sociopolitical groups: results from the 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased concerns of political violence in the US have drawn attention to sociopolitical movements across the political spectrum. The 2023 National Survey of Gun Policy sought to characterize approval of these movements and whether gun ownership was associated with this approval.

Methods

The National Survey of Gun Policy was fielded from 1/4/23 - 2/6/23 among a nationally representative sample of US adults (N = 3,096), including gun owners (n = 1,002). Respondents rated their level of approval for the militia, antifascist (Antifa), white supremacy, Christian nationalist, boogaloo, and anarchist movements. Logistic regression was used to compare differences in movement approval by gun ownership.

Results

Approval of each movement was relatively low, ranging

SUBMITTER: Valek R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11984245 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature