A recent national poll found that a narrow majority of respondents were in favor of more restrictions on guns and a ban on common semi-auto firearms. 

Gallup's October Crime poll found that 56 percent of the U.S. adults they spoke to support stricter laws on the sale of guns in general. However, the firm noted a steady decline since 1990's high of 78 percent in support of stricter laws. 

"For now, gun policy does not rank highly among the most important problems on Americans’ minds," observed Gallup. 

Likewise, Gallup found that respondents' appetite for a ban on "assault rifles" hovered at 52 percent, down from 55 percent in 2022 and 61 percent in 2019. Those who identified as Democrats overwhelmingly favored the prohibition, at 82 percent, but even this figure was lower than from 2022 (89 percent) and 2019 (85 percent). 

It should be noted that in roughly that same period, the number of "black rifles" in circulation grew as production rose to meet an eager-- and diverse-- demand from the public. In 2020, the National Shooting Sports Foundation estimated 19.8 million such firearms were likely in circulation. Earlier this year, the NSSF updated that to 28.1 million.