| Measure |
Gunowner |
Households
with Guns |
Households
w/o Guns |
Overall |
| Support for General Gun Control Measures
|
| Tamper-resistant serial numbers on guns (97-98) |
85.4% |
91.8% |
92.5% |
89.6% |
| Mandatory background check and 5-day waiting period |
81.9% |
90.6% |
85.9% |
85.3% |
| Mandatory registration of handguns |
74.7% |
92.3% |
89.0% |
85.3% |
| Police permit needed before gun may be purchased |
|
|
|
82.0% |
| Require background check for private sales |
65.9% |
88.8% |
83.9% |
79.5% |
| Restrict handgun ammunition like handguns themselves |
59.0% |
85.2% |
84.0% |
76.8% |
| Keep guns from criminals, even if harder for law-abiding |
59.8% |
76.7% |
83.5% |
75.3% |
| Ban all high-capacity ammunition magazines |
59.9% |
82.6% |
77.0% |
73.2% |
| Mandatory registration of rifles/shotguns |
49.1% |
81.7% |
80.8% |
72.3% |
| Willing to pay $25 in taxes to reduce gun injuries (97-98) |
|
|
|
71.4% |
| Handgun owners must at least be licensed and trained |
41.2% |
69.2% |
82.9% |
69.6% |
| Prohibit import of guns not allowed in country of origin |
53.3% |
81.3% |
74.7% |
69.2% |
| Concealed-carrying only for those with special needs |
37.4% |
58.5% |
71.0% |
59.8% |
| Prohibit importing guns |
43.4% |
64.3% |
59.5% |
55.1% |
| Ban "Saturday night specials" |
50.8% |
58.6% |
59.1% |
54.2% |
| General concealed-carrying laws make it less safe |
34.7% |
56.4% |
61.8% |
53.6% |
| Ban possession of handguns, except police/authorized |
10.3% |
30.5% |
53.2% |
38.5% |
| Total ban on handguns |
|
|
|
15.6% |
