| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20207 |
| 1 | Are you familiar with a letter that Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller wrote to Vice President Joe Biden? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Yes | 52% | 53% | 51% | 47% | 48% | 57% | 59% | 47% | 58% | 51% | 53% | 53% | 55% | 54% | 48% | 51% | 54% | 47% | 48% | 59% | 42% | 60% | 44% | 49% | 55% | 48% | 50% | 57% |
| No | 45% | 44% | 47% | 53% | 47% | 41% | 38% | 50% | 40% | 47% | 44% | 45% | 43% | 43% | 49% | 48% | 43% | 50% | 49% | 39% | 54% | 38% | 54% | 48% | 44% | 50% | 47% | 42% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 38% | 35% | 24% | 48% | 20% | 39% | 61% | 45% | 16% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 40% | 30% | 65% | 35% |
| 2 | Sheriff Mueller said that any federal laws that ... in the sheriff's words ... prevent law abiding citizens from possessing certain guns and ammunition containers ... would be deemed unconstitutional in Linn County and would not be enforced by the sheriff or his deputies. We have several questions. First, do you agree or disagree with Linn County sheriff Tim Mueller? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Agree | 53% | 63% | 43% | 57% | 50% | 52% | 51% | 54% | 52% | 73% | 38% | 54% | 80% | 44% | 38% | 59% | 49% | 40% | 42% | 66% | 53% | 59% | 37% | 46% | 50% | 51% | 52% | 55% |
| Disagree | 39% | 32% | 46% | 32% | 42% | 43% | 43% | 36% | 43% | 21% | 56% | 36% | 15% | 49% | 53% | 34% | 42% | 49% | 51% | 28% | 29% | 37% | 54% | 37% | 47% | 42% | 39% | 39% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 18% | 4% | 9% | 17% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 6% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 38% | 35% | 24% | 48% | 20% | 39% | 61% | 45% | 16% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 40% | 30% | 65% | 35% |
| 3 | Regardless of whether you agree with Mueller, do you think a county sheriff has the authority to decide what federal laws are constitutional or unconstitutional? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Yes | 33% | 40% | 27% | 35% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 34% | 32% | 43% | 18% | 42% | 56% | 26% | 22% | 34% | 33% | 26% | 29% | 37% | 32% | 34% | 23% | 32% | 30% | 24% | 29% | 41% |
| No | 61% | 55% | 67% | 61% | 60% | 62% | 63% | 61% | 62% | 49% | 80% | 51% | 33% | 70% | 77% | 60% | 62% | 71% | 66% | 56% | 61% | 59% | 75% | 63% | 64% | 71% | 65% | 56% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 38% | 35% | 24% | 48% | 20% | 39% | 61% | 45% | 16% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 40% | 30% | 65% | 35% |
| 4 | Are you following news stories about President Obama's plans to change some of the nation's gun laws? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Yes | 86% | 90% | 82% | 77% | 86% | 93% | 89% | 81% | 91% | 87% | 83% | 88% | 88% | 94% | 72% | 84% | 87% | 81% | 85% | 90% | 65% | 88% | 91% | 74% | 91% | 89% | 85% | 88% |
| No | 9% | 8% | 10% | 14% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 13% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 13% | 6% | 22% | 10% | 2% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 8% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 2% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 15% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 4% | 13% | 2% | 7% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 38% | 35% | 24% | 48% | 20% | 39% | 61% | 45% | 16% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 40% | 30% | 65% | 35% |
| 5 | Next week, President Obama will ask Congress to pass a number of new laws. One proposal calls for a federal ban on assault weapons. Should Congress pass this proposal into law? Or not? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Should Pass | 48% | 37% | 59% | 37% | 51% | 50% | 61% | 43% | 54% | 42% | 66% | 35% | 27% | 58% | 58% | 44% | 51% | 58% | 58% | 38% | 52% | 44% | 59% | 46% | 55% | 51% | 48% | 49% |
| Should NOT Pass | 45% | 58% | 32% | 56% | 43% | 41% | 34% | 50% | 38% | 52% | 28% | 56% | 67% | 35% | 39% | 54% | 39% | 35% | 32% | 57% | 39% | 49% | 35% | 43% | 40% | 43% | 46% | 43% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 8% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 38% | 35% | 24% | 48% | 20% | 39% | 61% | 45% | 16% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 40% | 30% | 65% | 35% |
| 6 | Another proposal would require background checks on all gun buyers, including private sales between individuals. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Should Pass | 69% | 62% | 76% | 70% | 71% | 68% | 67% | 70% | 68% | 56% | 80% | 68% | 49% | 75% | 79% | 71% | 68% | 78% | 79% | 56% | 74% | 64% | 75% | 70% | 61% | 80% | 70% | 67% |
| Should NOT Pass | 27% | 36% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 37% | 17% | 30% | 44% | 23% | 18% | 27% | 27% | 18% | 19% | 39% | 18% | 33% | 23% | 25% | 35% | 17% | 27% | 27% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 38% | 35% | 24% | 48% | 20% | 39% | 61% | 45% | 16% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 40% | 30% | 65% | 35% |
| 7 | Another proposal would limit how much ammunition a given gun can hold. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Portland | Rest of | |
| Should Pass | 49% | 36% | 62% | 41% | 50% | 47% | 64% | 45% | 54% | 36% | 67% | 41% | 29% | 53% | 68% | 46% | 51% | 62% | 65% | 34% | 58% | 42% | 63% | 55% | 50% | 54% | 50% | 48% |
| Should NOT Pass | 44% | 61% | 29% | 52% | 42% | 48% | 30% | 47% | 41% | 56% | 29% | 52% | 66% | 38% | 30% | 47% | 43% | 30% | 30% | 62% | 38% | 49% | 33% | 38% | 44% | 39% | 43% | 47% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 3% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 5% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 30% | 24% | 28% | 18% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 38% | 35% | 24% | 48% | 20% | 39% | 61% | 45% | 16% | 39% | 18% | 46% | 37% | 29% | 40% | 30% | 65% | 35% |