Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18693
 
1Should people with permits to carry concealed weapons be allowed? Or not allowed? To carry their weapons in Wichita city-owned buildings?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeologyOwn a Gun?
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Allowed41%59%25%46%45%29%45%19%****53%12%55%65%36%56%31%29%55%28%
Not Allowed54%41%67%49%51%65%51%72%****44%83%39%29%60%41%66%62%41%67%
Not Sure5%1%8%5%3%5%4%8%****3%5%6%6%4%3%3%8%4%5%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%39%33%28%83%10%4%3%37%29%29%9%80%33%41%18%43%52%
 
2If people with permits to carry concealed weapons are allowed to carry in city buildings, should they be allowed? Or not allowed? To carry weapons in city court houses?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeologyOwn a Gun?
Credibility Interval: ± 3.9 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Allowed24%28%21%33%21%15%23%22%****22%11%38%36%20%37%12%17%25%20%
Not Allowed75%71%78%67%78%83%75%76%****76%88%61%64%79%61%87%83%74%78%
Not Sure1%1%2%0%1%3%1%1%****2%1%1%0%1%3%1%0%1%1%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%39%33%28%83%10%4%3%37%29%29%9%80%33%41%18%43%52%
 
3If people with permits to carry concealed weapons are allowed to carry in city buildings, should they be allowed? Or not allowed? To carry weapons in city medical buildings?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeologyOwn a Gun?
Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
Allowed38%48%29%43%41%27%40%24%****44%15%49%61%31%57%26%20%46%29%
Not Allowed59%49%68%54%57%69%57%76%****50%85%49%32%66%40%69%79%50%69%
Not Sure3%3%3%3%2%4%3%0%****6%1%2%6%3%2%5%1%4%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%39%33%28%83%10%4%3%37%29%29%9%80%33%41%18%43%52%
 
4Would you be more likely or less likely to go to a city building if you knew people could legally carry concealed weapons there? Or, would it make no difference either way?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeologyOwn a Gun?
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
More Likely11%17%6%12%9%12%12%6%****11%5%15%17%10%16%7%11%15%7%
Less Likely43%29%56%42%39%49%40%66%****30%76%27%23%46%28%52%52%28%53%
No Difference45%54%37%45%51%37%47%28%****58%17%57%60%42%55%41%35%56%38%
Not Sure1%1%2%1%1%3%1%0%****1%1%1%0%1%1%1%2%1%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%39%33%28%83%10%4%3%37%29%29%9%80%33%41%18%43%52%
 
5Would you be more or less likely to vote for someone who supports allowing people with permits to carry concealed weapons in city buildings? Or, would it make no difference either way?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRaceParty AffiliationTea Party MemberIdeologyOwn a Gun?
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct pointsMaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherRepublicDemocratIndependYesNoConservaModerateLiberalYesNo
More Likely21%32%12%14%29%22%21%24%****21%14%32%43%19%31%16%15%27%14%
Less Likely45%31%58%44%39%53%42%69%****31%69%35%17%54%28%55%58%35%54%
No Difference33%37%29%41%30%23%36%7%****46%14%33%39%26%41%28%26%37%30%
Not Sure1%1%2%1%1%2%1%0%****1%2%1%0%1%0%2%1%1%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%48%52%39%33%28%83%10%4%3%37%29%29%9%80%33%41%18%43%52%
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.