Texas politicians search for solutions after another mass shooting. Experts say we've already found them.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : They have also urged implementing universal background checks.
53% : "The narrative in our country is that there's a great divide by gun ownership or political party on solutions to gun violence, and that's why we can't get anything done," said Cassandra Crifasi, associate professor of health policy at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, which conducts regular polling on gun violence solutions.
46% : In recent years, the GOP-controlled Legislature's most common response to mass shootings has been loosening gun laws so more people can carry weapons in more places.
43% : They say common proposals like universal background checks and red flag laws won't work.
42% : That doesn't exist," said Jaclyn Schildkraut, associate professor of criminal justice at State University of New York at Oswego.
40% : "The idea that gun laws won't have an impact in reducing mass shootings and school shooting violence is a myth," said Louis Klarevas, a research professor at Teachers College at Columbia University who studies gun violence.
40% : Studies and experts from various fields say less controversial steps short of an assault weapons ban would have an impact on all gun violence.
39% : After the Uvalde massacre, like the ones before it, a groundswell of support from the left rose for gun restrictions ranging from raising age requirements to assault weapon bans.
35% : In February, 43% of Texans surveyed told the university that the state should strengthen gun laws, with only 16% seeking looser gun laws.

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