Would you support a nationwide ban on internet gun sales in the US?
ABC News/Washington Post Poll
30 August - 2 September 1999
N=1,526 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
“Would you support or oppose a law requiring background checks on people buying guns at gun shows?”
| % | |
| Support | 90 |
| Oppose | 9 |
| No opinion | 1 |
“How about a law requiring trigger locks on all stored guns?”
| % | |
| Support | 79 |
| Oppose | 20 |
| No opinion | 1 |
“How about a law requiring a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons?”
| % | |
| Support | 77 |
| Oppose | 22 |
| No opinion | 1 |
“How about a law requiring a nationwide ban on gun sales by mail order and over the Internet?”
| % | |
| Support | 66 |
| Oppose | 33 |
| No opinion | 1 |
“How about a law requiring all handgun owners to register their firearms with the government?”
| % | |
| Support | 75 |
| Oppose | 24 |
| No opinion | 1 |
“How about a law requiring a nationwide ban on the sale of handguns, except to law enforcement officers?”
| % | |
| Support | 32 |
| Oppose | 65 |
| No opinion | 3 |
“How about a law requiring a nationwide ban on people carrying a concealed weapon?”
| % | |
| Support | 49 |
| Oppose | 48 |
| No opinion | 2 |
“All in all, how do you feel about the way Congress has handled the issue of gun control?” Would you say you’re pleased about it, satisfied but not pleased, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry about it?”
| % | |
| Pleased | 4 |
| Satisfied, not pleased | 33 |
| Dissatisfied, not angry | 41 |
| Angry | 18 |
| No opinion | 4 |
“Do you or does anyone in your house own a gun, or not?”
| % | |
| Yes | 44 |
| No | 56 |
Asked of those with a gun in their household:
“Do you personally own a gun, or not?”
% Yes 66 No 34 Asked of those who own a gun:
“Why do you own a gun? What’s the main reason?”
% Hunting 49 Protection 26 Target/Sport 8 Collect/Hobby 4 Second Amendment/constitutional right 4 Other 10
“Have you ever called, written to, or e-mailed a public official expressing your views on gun control?”
| % | |
| Yes | 10 |
| No | 90 |
“Have you ever given money to an organization concerned with the gun control issue?”
| % | |
| Yes | 13 |
| No | 86 |
| No opinion | 1 |
“Have you ever voted for or against a political candidate mainly because of their position on gun control?”
| % | |
| Yes | 14 |
| No | 85 |
| No opinion | 1 |
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