Do you favour US laws requiring that all guns be sold with a trigger lock?
Associated Press Poll
14-18 April 2000
Associated Press Poll conducted by ICR. N=829 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.
“Do you favor stricter gun control laws or do you oppose them?”
| April 2000 | August 1999 | May 1999 | April 1999 | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Favor | 60 | 56 | 63 | 55 |
| Oppose | 30 | 39 | 31 | 34 |
| Don’t know | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
“Which of these do you think is more likely to decrease gun violence: better enforcement or tougher gun laws?”
| April 2000 | |
| % | |
| Better enforcement | 42 |
| Tougher laws | 33 |
| Neither (vol.)/Don’t know | 25 |
“The federal government requires background checks for most gun purchases. Do you think these background checks help reduce the number of crimes committed with guns, or not?”
| April 2000 | August 1999 | |
| % | % | |
| Yes | 54 | 44 |
| No | 41 | 52 |
| Don’t know | 5 | 4 |
“Do you favor or oppose laws requiring that all guns be sold with a trigger lock, which must be unlocked before the gun can be fired?”
| April 2000 | |
| % | |
| Favor | 76 |
| Oppose | 20 |
| Don’t know | 4 |
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