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Should the US government require handgun owners to register each handgun?

CNN/Time Poll
14-15 July 1999

CNN/Time Poll conducted by Yankelovich Partners. N=1,017 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample).

“Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws?”

	ALL	Republican	Independents	Democrats	Gun in Home
	%	%	%	%	%
Favor	61	47	59	73	46
Oppose	36	49	39	24	54
Not sure	3	4	2	3	2

“Do you favor or oppose the federal government requiring handgun owners to register each handgun they own with the government?”

	ALL	Republican	Independents	Democrats	Gun in Home
	%	%	%	%	%
Favor	76	66	75	82	64
Oppose	23	32	23	15	34
Not sure	1	2	2	3	2

“Do you favor or oppose the federal government requiring people to get a license in order to legally own a handgun?”

	ALL	Republican	Independents	Democrats	Gun in Home
	%	%	%	%	%
Favor	77	70	76	82	64
Oppose	21	30	22	16	34
Not sure	2	-	2	2	2

“Do you have more confidence in the Democratic Party or the Republican Party to handle the issue of gun control?”

	ALL	Republican	Independents	Democrats	Gun in Home
	%	%	%	%	%
Democratic Party	41	10	36	71	30
Republican Party	32	72	29	10	41
The same in both (vol.)	3	2	3	2	3
Neither (vol.)	11	8	16	7	15
Not sure	13	8	16	10	11

“Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate who favors stricter gun control laws?”

	ALL	Republican	Independents	Democrats	Gun in Home
	%	%	%	%	%
More likely	59	44	56	70	42
Less likely	32	46	35	20	46
Not sure	9	10	9	10	12

“Do you think criminals should lose their rights to a plea bargain when they commit a crime with a gun, or don’t you think so?”

	%
Should lose rights	72
Don’t think so	21
Not sure	7

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