Would you support a law requiring every gun sold in the US to be
test-fired in case it was ever used in a crime?
ABC News Poll
16-20 October 2002
N=1,032 adults nationwide. Field work by TNS Intersearch. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).
“Every gun makes a unique marking on bullets it shoots. This is known as its ballistic fingerprint. Would you support or oppose a law requiring every gun sold in this country to be test-fired first so the authorities would have its ballistic fingerprint in case it was ever used in a crime?”
| Support | Oppose | Unsure | |
| % | % | % | |
| ALL | 73 | 22 | 5 |
| Gun owners | 61 | 35 | 5 |
| Non-gun owners | 82 | 13 | 5 |
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