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Pew Research Center. July 26-29, 2012. N=1,010 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.

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"What do you think is more important -- to protect the right of Americans to own guns, or to control gun ownership?"
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		Right to own guns	Control ownership	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/26-29/12	46	47	6
	4/4-15/12	49	45	6
	9/22 - 10/4/11	47	49	5
	2/22 - 3/1/11	48	47	6
	1/13-16/11	49	46	6
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	8/25 - 9/6/10	46	50	4
	Republicans	70	26	4
	Democrats	30	67	3
	Independents	46	50	4
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	3/10-14/10	46	46	7
	3/31 - 4/21/09	45	49	6
	4/23-27/08	37	58	5
	11/07	42	55	3
	4/18-22/07	32	60	8
	2/04	37	58	5
	6/03	42	54	4
	5/00	38	57	5
	4/00	37	55	8
	3/00	29	66	5
	6/99	33	62	5
	5/99	30	65	5
	12/93	34	57	9

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. June 20-21, 2011. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Here are some constitutional issues that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued rulings on in the past few years. Please tell me if you personally strongly agree with each position, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following. To protect the constitutional rights of gun owners, state and local governments are NOT allowed to ban handguns and concealed weapons, even in high crime areas."
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		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/20-21/11	37	23	15	23	2
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"Should the federal government be allowed to ban the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons, except for use by the military or police, or is it more important to protect the rights of gun owners to purchase any guns they wish to purchase?"
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		Allowed to ban	Protect rights of gun owners	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	6/20-21/11	62	35	3
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"Overall, do you think that gun control laws in this country should be more strict than they are now, less strict, or are gun control laws about right now?"
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		More strict	Less strict	About right	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	6/20-21/11	51	7	39	2

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 15-19, 2011. N=1,036 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"In general, do you think gun control laws should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?"
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		More strict	Less strict	Kept as they are now	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/15-19/11	46	13	38	3
	Republicans	27	17	53	3
	Democrats	68	5	25	2
	Independents	42	17	40	1
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	4/5-12/10	40	16	42	2
	11/10-13/03	51	10	35	4
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"Would you favor or oppose a ban on the sale of all handguns, except those that are issued to law enforcement officers?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	1/15-19/11	32	65	3		.
	4/20-22/07	33	64	3		.
	3/00	34	63	4		.
	8/15/99	35	61	4		.
	4/99	43	53	4		.

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 14-16, 2011. N=1,032 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"I'm going to read a list of actions Congress could take this year. Please say whether you strongly favor, favor, oppose or strongly oppose Congress doing each of the following this year. How about pass stronger gun control laws?"
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		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-16/11	26	23	23	27	2

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 13-16, 2011. N=1,053 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Would you support or oppose increasing federal funding to pay for a system in which people treated for mental illness would be reported to the federal gun registry database, in an effort to prevent them from buying guns?" Half sample
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/11	83	15	2
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"Would you support or oppose increasing federal funding to pay for a system in which people treated for drug abuse would be reported to the federal gun registry database, in an effort to prevent them from buying guns?" Half sample
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/13-16/11	71	24	5

CBS News Poll. Jan. 9-10, 2011. N=673 adults nationwide first polled by CBS News Dec. 17-20, 2010. Margin of error ą 4.
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"In general, do you think gun control laws should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?"
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		More strict	Less strict	Kept as they are now	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/9-10/11	47	12	36	5
	Republicans	24	23	46	7
	Democrats	70	2	25	3
	Independents	41	14	40	5
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	4/5-12/10	40	16	42	2
	11/10-13/03	51	10	35	4
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"Do you think that stricter gun control laws would have done a lot to prevent the violence that occurred this past weekend in Tucson, Arizona, done a little, or had no effect on preventing the violence in Tucson, Arizona?"
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		A lot	A little	Had no effect	It depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/9-10/11	18	18	58	1	5
	Republicans	6	11	76	0	7
	Democrats	29	25	42	1	3
	Independents	17	16	61	1	5
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"Do you or does any other member of your household own a handgun, rifle, shotgun, or any other kind of firearm?"
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		Yes: Self	Yes: Other	Yes: Self and other	No	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/9-10/11	20	11	9	58	2
	Republicans	26	14	13	41	6
	Democrats	11	9	5	75	0
	Independents	25	10	10	54	1

Gallup Poll. Oct. 7-10, 2010. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?"
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		More strict	Less strict	Kept as now	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/7-10/10	44	12	42	2
	10/1-4/09	44	12	43	1
	10/3-5/08	49	8	41	2
	10/4-7/07	51	8	39	2
	10/9-12/06	56	9	33	2
	10/13-16/05	57	7	35	1
	10/11-14/04	54	11	34	1
	1/9-11/04	60	6	34	-
	10/6-8/03	55	9	36	-
	10/14-17/02	51	11	36	2
	10/11-14/01	53	8	38	1
	5/5-7/00	62	5	31	2
	4/00	61	7	30	2
	12/99	60	10	29	1
	8/99	66	6	27	1
	6/99	62	6	31	1
	5/99	65	5	28	2
	4/99	66	7	25	2
	2/99	60	9	29	2
	4/95	62	12	24	2
	12/93	67	7	25	1
	3/12-14/93	70	4	24	2	.
	3/21-24/91	68	5	25	2
	9/10-11/90	78	2	17	3
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"Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/7-10/10	29	69	1
	10/1-4/09	28	71	1
	10/3-5/08	29	69	2
	10/4-7/07	30	68	2
	10/9-12/06	32	66	2
	10/13-16/05	35	64	1
	10/11-14/04	36	63	1
	10/6-8/03	32	67	1
	10/14-17/02	32	65	3
	8/29 - 9/5/00	36	62	2
	4/99	38	59	3
	2/99	34	64	2
	12/93	39	60	1
	3/93	42	54	4
	3/91	43	53	4
	9/90	41	55	4
	1988	37	59	4
	10/87	42	50	8
	6/81	41	54	5
	4/81	39	58	3
	12/80	38	51	11
	1/80	31	65	4
	1975	41	55	4
	1965	49	44	7
	1959	60	36	4
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"Now, thinking about your own situation: Do you have a gun in your home?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/7-10/10	39	59	2
	10/1-4/09	40	57	4
	10/3-5/08	42	56	2
	10/4-7/07	42	57	1
	10/9-12/06	43	54	3
	10/13-16/05	40	59	1
	10/11-14/04	38	61	1
	10/6-8/03	43	56	1

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 5-12, 2010. N=1,580 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In states where it is legal to openly carry a gun, should private businesses like stores and restaurants be able to prohibit customers from openly carrying guns in their establishments, or should those customers be allowed to openly carry guns into the stores and restaurants?"
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		Should be able to prohibit	Should be allowed to openly carry	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/5-12/10	74	21	3	2

Pew Research Center. March 10-14, 2010. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.

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"Thinking about gun laws: Do you think state and local governments should or should not be able to pass laws that ban the possession or sale of handguns in their jurisdictions?"
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		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/10-14/10	45	50	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Oct. 22-25, 2009. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Do you favor or oppose a law to ban the sale of assault weapons and semiautomatic rifles?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/22-25/09	49	45	6
	4/23-26/09	53	41	6
	5/91	75	22	3
	7/90	73	23	4

Gallup Poll. Oct. 1-4, 2009. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Just your best guess, do you think Barack Obama will attempt to ban the sale of guns in the United States while he is president, or not?"
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		Will	Will not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/1-4/09	41	52	7

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 14-17, 2009. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Which of the following comes closer to your interpretation of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? In addition to addressing the need for citizen-militias, it was intended to give individual Americans the right to keep and bear arms for their own defense. It was only intended to preserve the existence of citizen-militias, and does not give individual Americans the right to keep and bear arms for their own defense."
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		Individual Gun Ownership	Only Citizen-Militias	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	77	21	2
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Asked of those who think it gives individuals the right to keep and bear arms: "Which comes closer to your view? Gives individual Americans the right to keep and bear arms for their own defense and without any restrictions on gun ownership. Gives individual Americans the right to keep and bear arms for their own defense with some restrictions on gun ownership. Gives individual Americans the right to keep and bear arms for their own defense but not sure about restrictions." Combined results of both questions:
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		No Restrictions On Gun Ownership	Some Restrictions On Gun Ownership	Not Sure About Restrictions On Gun Ownership	Only Citizen-Militias (From Preceding Question)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/14-17/09	23	54	-	21	2

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. May 12-13, 2009. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Which of the following do you think is more likely to decrease gun violence: better enforcement of existing gun laws or more laws and restrictions on obtaining guns?"
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		Better Enforcement	More Laws and Restrictions	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/12-13/09	47	34	10	8
	3/22-23/00	41	37	14	8

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 22-26, 2009. N=973 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In general, do you feel the laws covering the sale of handguns should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?"
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		More strict	Less strict	Kept as they are	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/22-26/09	60	7	32	1
	4/20-22/07	66	4	28	2
	5/10-13/00	71	3	26	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 21-24, 2009. N=1,072 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think stricter gun control laws would reduce the amount of violent crime in this country, or not?" Half sample
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		Would	Would not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-24/09	42	57	2
	4/22/07	49	50	2
	4/00	51	48	2
	9/99	50	48	1

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 3-5, 2009. N=1,023 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Would you like to see gun laws in this country made more strict, less strict, or remain as they are?"
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		More Strict	Less Strict	Remain as They Are	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/3-5/09	39	15	46	-
	5/4-6/07	50	9	40	1

Quinnipiac University Poll. July 8-13, 2008. N=1,783 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.3.
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"Would you support or oppose amending the United States Constitution to ban individual gun ownership?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-13/08	17	78	6

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. June 4-5, 2008. N=1,035 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Part of the debate about gun ownership hinges on how we interpret the U.S. constitution. The exact words of the constitution are as follows: 'A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon.' Do you think these words guarantee each person the right to own a gun, or do they protect the right of citizens to form a militia without implying that each individual has the right to own a gun?"
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		Right of Each Person To Own a Gun	Right of Citizens to Form a Militia	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/4-5/08	67	30	4
	12/6-9/07	65	31	5
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"Thinking about specific ways that the government has dealt with guns in the past, do you favor or oppose each of the following? . . ."
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
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	"Preventing certain people, such as convicted felons or people with mental health problems, from owning guns"
	6/4-5/08	88	12	1
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	"Requiring people who purchase a gun to wait a certain number of days before they receive that gun"
	6/4-5/08	86	14	-
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	"Requiring gun owners to register their guns with the local government"
	6/4-5/08	79	20	-
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	"Limiting the number of guns an individual can own"
	6/4-5/08	51	48	1
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	"Preventing gun owners from carrying a concealed gun in public"
	6/4-5/08	48	52	1
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	"Preventing all Americans from owning guns"
	6/4-5/08	13	87	-

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey. April 23-27, 2008. N=1,502 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Would you favor or oppose a law that banned the sale of handguns?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/23-27/08	36	59	5
	4/18-22/07	37	55	8
	3/15-19/00	47	47	6
	9/99	46	50	4
	5/99	44	50	6
	12/93	45	51	4

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 8-10, 2008. N=1,016 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Would you like to see gun laws in this country made more strict, less strict, or remain as they are?"
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		More Strict	Less Strict	Remain As Are	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/8-10/08	49	11	38	2
	1/4-6/08	47	13	36	3
	1/15-18/07	49	14	35	2
	1/9-12/06	51	14	32	2
	1/3-5/05	52	12	35	1
	1/04	53	12	34	1
	1/03	51	15	33	1
	1/02	53	14	32	1
	1/01	54	14	31	1
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"Do you believe the Second Amendment to the U.S. constitution guarantees the rights of Americans to own guns, or do you believe it only guarantees members of state militias such as National Guard units the right to own guns?"
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		Guarantees Rights of Americans	Guarantees Members of State Militias	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/8-10/08	73	20	7

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 6-9, 2007. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Part of the debate about gun ownership hinges on how we interpret the U.S. constitution. The exact words of the constitution are as follows: 'A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon.' Do you think these words guarantee each person the right to own a gun, or do they protect the right of citizens to form a militia without implying that each individual has the right to own a gun?"
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		Right of Each Person To Own a Gun	Right of Citizens to Form a Militia
		%	%
	ALL adults	65	31
	Men	72	26
	Women	58	35
	Urban	50	42
	Suburban	64	32
	Rural	73	23

*ABC News* Poll. April 22, 2007. N=788 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
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"Would you support or oppose a law requiring a nationwide ban on [see below]?"
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		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
						.
	"People carrying a concealed weapon"
	4/22/07	42	55	3
	9/99	49	48	2
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"If you agreed with a political candidate on other issues, but not on the issue of gun control, could you still vote for that candidate, or not?"
						.
		Could	Could Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/22/07	60	31	9
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"Which of the following do you think is the primary cause of gun violence in America: the availability of guns, the way parents raise their children, or the influence of popular culture such as movies, television, and the Internet?" Options rotated
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		Availability Of Guns	Way Parents Raise Kids	Popular Culture	Other (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/22/07	18	35	40	5	2
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"Do you think states should or should not be required to report mentally ill people to a federal database, in order to prevent them from buying guns?"
						.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/22/07	83	13	4

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 20-22, 2007. N=644 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Do you think that stricter gun control laws would have done a lot to prevent the violence at Virginia Tech last week, done a little, or had no effect on preventing the violence at Virginia Tech last week?"
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		A Lot	A Little	No Effect	It Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/20-22/07	32	21	43	1	3
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"Do you think that allowing adults to carry concealed handguns would have reduced some of the violence at Virginia Tech last week, would have made the violence there worse, or would that have had no effect on the violence there?"
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		Reduced	Made Worse	No Effect	It Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/20-22/07	23	25	45	3	4

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. April 17-19, 2007. N=996 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Should gun laws be made more strict, less strict, or remain as they are?"
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		More Strict	Less Strict	Remain as They Are	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/17-19/07	47	11	38	4

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"How serious a problem is gun violence today . . . ?"
						.
		Very Serious	Somewhat Serious	Not Too Serious	Not at All Serious	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/17-19/07	62	25	8	4	1
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"How often do you worry about becoming a victim of gun violence . . . ?"
						.
		Frequently	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
		%	%	%	%
	4/17-19/07	12	23	33	32
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"Are you a gun owner, or not?"
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		Yes	No
		%	%
	4/17-19/07	32	67
	10/4-6/04	31	68
	9/7-9/04	33	67
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"Do you personally know anyone who has been a victim of a crime that involved a gun in the past three years, or not?"
						.
		Yes	No
		%	%
	4/17-19/07	22	78
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	Asked of those who know a recent victim of a gun crime: "Did this incident cause you to consider buying a gun, or not?"
						.
		Yes	No
		%	%
	4/17-19/07	23	77
						.
"Would you be more or less likely to support a candidate for president who favors stricter gun control laws?"
						.
		More likely	Less likely	No difference (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/17-19/07	55	32	11	3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 17-18, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think tougher gun laws can help stop things like the Virginia Tech school shooting, or do you think the people who commit these kinds of acts will always find guns?"
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		Tougher Laws Can Help Stop	Will Always Find Guns	Laws Help, But Still Find Guns (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/17-18/07	19	71	7	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Sept. 17-19, 2004. N=1,006 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, the federal ban on assault weapons has expired, and certain types of guns that were banned in 1994 can now be legally sold again. Overall, are you satisfied that this law has expired, dissatisfied that it has expired, or does it not make a difference to you either way?"
			.
		%
	Satisfied	12
	Dissatisfied	61
	No difference	25
	Not sure	2

The Harris Poll. Sept. 9-13, 2004. N=1,018 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In general, would you say you favor stricter gun control, or less strict gun control?"
						.
		Stricter	Less Strict	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/04	60	32	4	3
	5/00	63	28	6	4
	6/99	63	25	10	2
	4/98	69	23	7	1
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"A ban prohibiting the sales of assault rifles and high capacity ammunition magazines expires on September 14. Would you favor or oppose continuing this ban?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	71	26	4
	Republicans	72	25	3
	Democrats	72	27	1
	Independents	74	22	3

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