And while most Americans consider schools less safe than they were 20 years ago, the poll finds a majority say schools aren't at fault for shootings. By and large, schools themselves are less likely to be blamed: 59% put not much or no blame on schools for the shootings. While roughly 4 in 10 say schools have at least some responsibility, just 9% attribute a great deal of blame. The poll finds Republicans far more likely than Democrats to say armed teachers would make schools safer, 62% to 22%. About 80 percent of white and Hispanic Americans think armed security guards make schools safer, compared with about half of black Americans.

Source: ABC News April 16, 2019 05:18 UTC