Should the US ban the possession of handguns except by the police?
Newsweek Poll
21-22 April 1999
Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. N=757 Adults nationwide.
“Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns except by the police and other authorised persons?”
| % | |
| Should | 50 |
| Should not | 44 |
| Don’t know | 6 |
“Do you think stricter gun control laws would reduce the amount of violent crime in this country a lot, a little, or not at all?”
| % | |
| A lot | 33 |
| A little | 38 |
| Not at all | 26 |
| Don’t know | 3 |
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