Monday Poll results: Your thoughts on stopping mass shootings

Christine Seals spoke at a news conference Monday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. The campus reopened on a limited basis for faculty and students for the first time since Chris Harper-Mercer killed multiple people and wounded several others Thursday before taking his own life. John Locher The Associated Press

We asked for your responses to the tragedy last week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., in which a shooter murdered nine persons before he committed suicide.

Here are the results of the unscientific survey, based on more than 2,100 replies.

1) Stricter laws governing the purchase and use of firearms would cut down on mass shootings.

Strongly agree 35%

Agree 10%

Disagree 9%

Strongly disagree 46%

2) Except for felons, unrestricted gun ownership is a constitutional right and must not be reined in.

Strongly agree 45%

Agree 10%

Disagree 15%

Strongly disagree 35%

3) The best way to stop mass shootings is to screen for and treat mental illness.

Strongly agree 34%

Agree 33%

Disagree 22%

Strongly disagree 10%

4) More “good guys” with guns is the best way to deal with the threat of mass shootings.

Strongly agree 44%

Agree 11%

Disagree 7%

Strongly disagree 38%

This story was originally published October 6, 2015 at 4:57 PM with the headline "Monday Poll results: Your thoughts on stopping mass shootings."

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