The Week in Polls: Americans Rally for Stronger Gun Laws

Sandy Hook tragedy spurs support, plus more polls.

Americans Weigh In - Congress loses a popularity contest, the number of interracial marriages in the United States reaches all-time high, President Obama gets kudos for fiscal cliff dealings, plus more national polls. – Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

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Americans Weigh In - Support for stronger gun laws arises in wake of Sandy Hook tragedy, health care costs keep Americans from getting medical treatment, outlook remains bleak for the economy in 2013, plus more national polls. – Britt Middleton

Let's Make a Deal - As the days count down to Dec. 31, when the nation faces automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that will push it over an economic fiscal cliff, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner continue to disagree on tax increases for the wealthy. But in a new Washington Post/ABC News poll published Dec. 18, 74 percent of Americans support Obama's proposal to raise taxes on households earning more than $250,000. (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Let's Make a Deal - As the days count down to Dec. 31, when the nation faces automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that will push it over an economic fiscal cliff, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner continue to disagree on tax increases for the wealthy. But in a new Washington Post/ABC News poll published Dec. 18, 74 percent of Americans support Obama's proposal to raise taxes on households earning more than $250,000. (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Grow Up! - As Americans watch the back and forth between the White House and House Republican leaders in the fiscal cliff debate, they don't like what they see, especially from the right. A Washington Post/ABC News poll published Dec. 18 showed that 76 percent believe the Republicans are too stubborn. (Photos from left: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Grow Up! - As Americans watch the back and forth between the White House and House Republican leaders in the fiscal cliff debate, they don't like what they see, especially from the right. A Washington Post/ABC News poll published Dec. 18 showed that 76 percent believe the Republicans are too stubborn. (Photos from left: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Personal or Universal? - The world will never know what led Adam Lanza to massacre 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but a majority of respondents believe such acts reflect the nation's broader societal problems. In a Pew Research survey conducted immediately after the school shootings and released Dec. 16, 47 percent blamed societal problems for such incidents, while 44 percent said they're isolated acts committed by troubled individuals. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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Personal or Universal? - The world will never know what led Adam Lanza to massacre 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but a majority of respondents believe such acts reflect the nation's broader societal problems. In a Pew Research survey conducted immediately after the school shootings and released Dec. 16, 47 percent blamed societal problems for such incidents, while 44 percent said they're isolated acts committed by troubled individuals. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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We're Watching You - Nearly all Americans have a vested interest in the fiscal cliff debate because what happens will impact their own pocketbooks. A Pew Research poll released Dec. 18 found that 62 percent are following fiscal cliff news very or somewhat closely and 68 percent said that if the nation falls over the cliff it would negatively impact their personal finances. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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Polar Vortex Brings in “Pollen Vortex” This Allergy Season - Health experts are predicting that the extreme winter we experienced this year is going to make allergy season one of the worst ever. Why? Because the winter pushed back pollen season and now all of the plants are dumping pollen right now instead of in phases, Mother Jones writes. Are you ready for the Pollen Vortex?(Photo: Fuse/Getty Images)

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Aches and Pain - The cost of health care is such a problem that 32 percent of Americans admit they have put off receiving medical treatment because of the price, according to a Gallup poll released Dec. 14. (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

Still Winning! - President Obama's re-election is like a gift that keeps on giving, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll published Dec. 19. His approval rating, now at 54 percent, is the highest it's been in nearly two years. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Still Winning! - President Obama's re-election is like a gift that keeps on giving, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll published Dec. 19. His approval rating, now at 54 percent, is the highest it's been in nearly two years. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Marriage Equality Rights - As the issues of marriage equality continue to evolve, more Americans say they are in favor of adoption rights for same-sex couples so they can legally adopt children. In a Gallup poll released Dec. 17, 61 percent said they were in favor, up from 54 percent in 2009.   (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Marriage Equality Rights - As the issues of marriage equality continue to evolve, more Americans say they are in favor of adoption rights for same-sex couples so they can legally adopt children. In a Gallup poll released Dec. 17, 61 percent said they were in favor, up from 54 percent in 2009.   (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Make Communities Safer by Reducing Gun Violence - The 2014 budget includes $667 million in additional resources to support President Obama's gun safety plan announced in January, which includes closing background check loopholes to keep guns out of dangerous hands, employing more security at schools and increasing access to mental health services. (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Support for Gun Control - In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings, the majority of Americans (54 percent) say they support stricter gun laws, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Dec. 17. Fifty-nine supported a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips such as those used by gunman Adam Lanza in Connecticut. (Photo: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bleak Future - “Ye of little faith” is one way to describe how some Americans think the economy will fare in 2013. Twenty-five percent expect it to be worse off a year from now, which is the highest level since June 2011, according to a Pew poll released Dec. 18. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Bleak Future - “Ye of little faith” is one way to describe how some Americans think the economy will fare in 2013. Twenty-five percent expect it to be worse off a year from now, which is the highest level since June 2011, according to a Pew poll released Dec. 18. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A Time for Mitt - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will make his first public appearance since his November loss. What did he learn from his failed race and would he do differently if he'd won? (Photo: Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

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America’s “Mormon Moment” - If elected, Mitt Romney would have become the first Mormon president of the United States. Perhaps because his faith wasn’t a centerpiece in his campaign, the majority of Americans (84 percent) said they learned little or nothing about Mormonism during the presidential campaign, according to a Pew poll released Dec. 14. (Photo: Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

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