Do you favour new laws requiring ballistic fingerprinting of all guns sold in the US?
Newsweek Poll
24-25 October 2002
Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).
“Every gun makes a unique mark – or ‘ballistic fingerprint’ on the bullets it shoots. Some people favor new laws requiring every gun sold in this country to be test fired so its ballistic fingerprint can be identified by law enforcement if it is ever used in a crime. Others oppose such new laws because a gun’s ballistic fingerprint is not permanent, and can be changed by a criminal seeking to avoid detection. Do you favor or oppose new laws requiring ballistic fingerprinting of all guns sold in the U.S.?”
| Favor | Oppose | Unsure | |
| % | % | % | |
| ALL | 53 | 37 | 10 |
| Gun owners | 40 | 52 | 8 |
| Non-gun owners | 64 | 26 | 10 |
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