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So what is the truth? I put Gallup’s numbers as quoted in the article and added a linear regression trend-line for the period listed. This was the result. The blue line is the findings and the red dotted line is the trend.
The reality is that the desire for stronger gun laws may be up over last year, but the long term trend since 2000 is definitely not for stronger gun laws. Sure, trends can change but Gallup has no evidence that is the case.