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Does having a gun in the house make it a safer place?

Gallup Poll
9-12 October 2006

N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

“Do you think having a gun in the house makes it a safer place to be or a more dangerous place to be?” options rotated

  Safer More Dangerous Depends (vol.) Unsure
  % % % %
9-12 Oct 2006 47 43 7 3
11-14 Oct 2004 42 46 10 2
29 Aug – 5 Sept 2000 35 51 11 3

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