| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20208 |
| 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: ± 3.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | 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 | 80% | 80% | 80% | 72% | 83% | 87% | 87% | 64% | 74% | 67% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 83% | 82% | 74% | 71% | 85% | 80% | 72% | 87% | 59% | 74% | 91% | 74% | 85% | 85% |
| No | 16% | 14% | 18% | 22% | 15% | 9% | 11% | 20% | 24% | 25% | 15% | 10% | 23% | 13% | 16% | 17% | 25% | 11% | 16% | 26% | 9% | 26% | 24% | 6% | 19% | 11% | 13% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 16% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 15% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 36% | 26% | 36% | 35% | 41% | 18% | 36% | 64% | 61% | 18% | 21% | 12% | 42% | 46% | 27% | 31% | 43% |
| 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: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | 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 | 50% | 44% | 57% | 45% | 50% | 59% | 48% | 60% | 56% | 47% | 45% | 72% | 43% | 38% | 58% | 55% | 44% | 55% | 59% | 46% | 37% | 37% | 57% | 51% | 51% | 58% | 53% |
| Should NOT Pass | 45% | 52% | 37% | 48% | 45% | 39% | 49% | 35% | 41% | 35% | 54% | 25% | 48% | 59% | 39% | 37% | 52% | 41% | 35% | 50% | 63% | 55% | 37% | 47% | 42% | 40% | 46% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 18% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 1% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 36% | 26% | 36% | 35% | 41% | 18% | 36% | 64% | 61% | 18% | 21% | 12% | 42% | 46% | 27% | 31% | 43% |
| 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: ± 3.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | 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 | 75% | 69% | 80% | 81% | 71% | 70% | 76% | 87% | 75% | 64% | 69% | 91% | 66% | 65% | 76% | 84% | 73% | 75% | 78% | 79% | 64% | 63% | 81% | 73% | 68% | 76% | 78% |
| Should NOT Pass | 21% | 27% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 27% | 21% | 12% | 18% | 30% | 25% | 8% | 28% | 31% | 18% | 13% | 24% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 29% | 31% | 14% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 36% | 26% | 36% | 35% | 41% | 18% | 36% | 64% | 61% | 18% | 21% | 12% | 42% | 46% | 27% | 31% | 43% |
| 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: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | 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 | 56% | 55% | 57% | 53% | 54% | 63% | 53% | 56% | 65% | 55% | 49% | 77% | 50% | 42% | 67% | 55% | 48% | 61% | 63% | 51% | 46% | 47% | 59% | 58% | 57% | 59% | 59% |
| Should NOT Pass | 39% | 43% | 35% | 43% | 39% | 34% | 43% | 44% | 26% | 40% | 48% | 20% | 43% | 52% | 29% | 42% | 44% | 36% | 30% | 44% | 54% | 45% | 34% | 40% | 39% | 36% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 2% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 0% | 8% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 36% | 26% | 36% | 35% | 41% | 18% | 36% | 64% | 61% | 18% | 21% | 12% | 42% | 46% | 27% | 31% | 43% |