Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control

October 15, 2026 · 12:13 pm 2 sources

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• Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 15, 2026 12:13
  Research on the ‘massacre generation’ reveals that shared fear over mass shootings doesn’t lead to shared policy views.

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• Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control
  Phys.org · October 15, 2026 17:20
  Nearly 50 million Americans ages 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, and about 60% say they plan to. If they follow through, it would break midterm turnout records for voters under 30.