| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20211 |
| 1 | Are you following news stories about President Obama's plans to change some of the nation's gun laws? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | |
| Yes | 84% | 86% | 83% | 90% | 81% | 83% | 87% | 89% | 82% | 77% | 76% | 86% | 90% | 73% | 91% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 91% | 89% | 77% | 82% | 90% | 87% | 93% | 82% |
| No | 11% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 6% | 23% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 19% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 2% | 15% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 10% | 10% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 43% | 28% | 53% | 7% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 52% | 30% | 21% | 50% | 24% | 28% | 72% | 66% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 34% | 54% | 25% | 23% | 53% |
| 2 | 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 | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | |
| Should Pass | 71% | 70% | 72% | 69% | 65% | 82% | 70% | 91% | 85% | 55% | 49% | 89% | 53% | 54% | 72% | 82% | 65% | 73% | 80% | 73% | 45% | 67% | 75% | 71% | 61% | 77% | 73% |
| Should NOT Pass | 24% | 28% | 21% | 28% | 29% | 12% | 25% | 7% | 14% | 36% | 41% | 10% | 39% | 36% | 23% | 17% | 33% | 21% | 16% | 26% | 46% | 29% | 24% | 23% | 28% | 18% | 26% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 9% | 11% | 1% | 8% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 43% | 28% | 53% | 7% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 52% | 30% | 21% | 50% | 24% | 28% | 72% | 66% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 34% | 54% | 25% | 23% | 53% |
| 3 | Another proposal would require background checks on all gun buyers, including private sales between individuals. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | |
| Should Pass | 76% | 79% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 85% | 72% | 92% | 88% | 70% | 58% | 85% | 71% | 62% | 79% | 82% | 80% | 76% | 85% | 67% | 53% | 69% | 85% | 73% | 76% | 82% | 72% |
| Should NOT Pass | 20% | 20% | 21% | 28% | 21% | 11% | 25% | 7% | 7% | 23% | 31% | 14% | 28% | 33% | 18% | 17% | 14% | 23% | 12% | 31% | 42% | 30% | 14% | 23% | 21% | 17% | 25% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 7% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 6% | 11% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 43% | 28% | 53% | 7% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 52% | 30% | 21% | 50% | 24% | 28% | 72% | 66% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 34% | 54% | 25% | 23% | 53% |
| 4 | Another proposal would limit how much ammunition a given gun can hold. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Parent | Guns in House | Education | Income | |||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | No Guns | One Gun | More Tha | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | |
| Should Pass | 67% | 68% | 65% | 57% | 64% | 81% | 68% | 89% | 80% | 47% | 52% | 80% | 57% | 57% | 69% | 72% | 63% | 69% | 79% | 69% | 36% | 77% | 71% | 66% | 69% | 76% | 62% |
| Should NOT Pass | 27% | 28% | 26% | 38% | 28% | 13% | 25% | 7% | 16% | 45% | 36% | 17% | 39% | 38% | 23% | 26% | 32% | 25% | 17% | 31% | 56% | 22% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 20% | 33% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 4% | 9% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 43% | 28% | 53% | 7% | 17% | 22% | 17% | 52% | 30% | 21% | 50% | 24% | 28% | 72% | 66% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 34% | 54% | 25% | 23% | 53% |