About two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a new poll said they support greater restrictions on gun ownership, following a series of recent mass shootings that revived discussions about expanding background checks and other measures.

Sixty-four percent of registered voters in a poll conducted by Morning Consult and Politico, published Wednesday, said they support "stricter gun control laws in the United States," while 28 percent said they oppose stricter legislation.

The poll found that expanding background checks to cover all gun sales, and preventing people identified by healthcare providers as mentally unstable from owning guns, were among the most common gun ownership restrictions, with 83 percent of respondents supporting each.

More than three-quarters of participants, 76 percent, also supported banning people on federal watch lists from owning guns.

Seventy-three percent said they would support a three-day waiting period before taking a gun home after purchase, while 70 percent supported creating a national database of gun sales.

About half, 46 percent, said limiting gun ownership was more important than protecting the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects the right to own guns, while 44 percent said gun ownership rights were a higher priority, and the rest said they did not know or had no opinion on the matter.

Democrats held a clear advantage over Republicans when it came to which party voters trusted more to handle this issue.

According to the poll, 45 percent said they trust Democrats in Congress more to deal with gun policy, while 34 percent said they trust Republicans more.

The survey included 1,992 registered voters in the United States, between April 9 and 12, with a margin of error of two percentage points.