Which Congress do you think would do a better job on the gun control issue?
The Harris Poll
4-8 May 2000
N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
“In general, would you say you favor stricter or less strict laws relating to the control of handguns?”
| May 2000 | June 1999 | April 1998 | |
| % | % | % | |
| Stricter | 72 | 73 | 76 |
| Less Strict | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Neither (vol.) | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Don’t know | 2 | 2 | - |
“And which of the two main candidates for the presidency – Governor George W. Bush or Vice President Al Gore – do you think would do a better job on the gun control issue?”
| % | |
| Bush | 42 |
| Gore | 38 |
| No difference/Neither (vol.) | 6 |
| Don’t know | 14 |
“Which do you think would do a better job on the gun control issue: a Republican-controlled Congress or a Democratically-controlled Congress?”
| % | |
| Democratically-controlled | 38 |
| Republican-controlled | 34 |
| No difference/neither (vol.) | 11 |
| Don’t know | 18 |
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