Collection of gun-related polls - very interesting to see the progress we are making

[Dope]

http://www.pollingreport.com/guns.htm

Check it out. What was most interesting is that under some of the polls, it has the responses from the last 10-15 years. Almost all or all of them are moving in the right direction.

"Would you favor or oppose a law that banned the sale of handguns?"
						

.
	   Favor Oppose Unsure 	  	 
	      %      %     % 	  	 
	

4/23-27/08  36 	59 	5 	  	 
	

4/18-22/07  37 	55 	8 	  	 
	

3/15-19/00  47 	47 	6 	  	 
	

9/99        46 	50 	4 	  	 
	

5/99       44 	50 	6 	  	 
	

12/93     45 	51 	4

"Part of the debate about gun ownership hinges on how we interpret the U.S. constitution. The exact words of the
 constitution are as follows: 'A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the 
people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon.' Do you think these words guarantee each person the right to 
own a gun, or do they protect the right of citizens to form a militia without implying that each individual has the right to 
own a gun?"
					

.
	
                Right of              Right of     
                Each Person        Citizens to
                To Own a Gun 	 Form a Militia 	  

	  	 
		  % 	                     % 	  	  	 
	

ALL adults	65 	                 31 	  	  	 
	

    Men   	72 	                  26 	  	  	 
	

    Women     58 	                35 	  	  	 
	

    Urban       50 	                  42 	  	  	 
	

    Suburban  64 	                32 	  	  	 
	

    Rural        73 	                   23

Interesting breakdown but not surprising at all.

"In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms 
should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?"
						

.
		More Strict Less Strict Kept as Now Unsure 	
		%    %     %      % 	
	10/4-7/07 	51 	8 	39 	2 	
	10/9-12/06 	56 	9 	33 	2 	
	10/13-16/05 	57 	7 	35 	1 	
	10/11-14/04 	54 	11 	34 	1 	
	1/9-11/04 	60 	6 	34 	- 	
	10/6-8/03 	55 	9 	36 	- 	
	10/14-17/02 	51 	11 	36 	2 	
	10/11-14/01 	53 	8 	38 	1 	
	5/5-7/00 	62 	5 	31 	2 	
	4/00 	        61 	7 	30 	2 	
	12/99 	        60 	10 	29 	1 	
	8/99 	        66 	6 	27 	1 	
	6/99 	        62 	6 	31 	1 	
	5/99 	        65 	5 	28 	2 	
	4/99 	        66 	7 	25 	2 	
	2/99 	        60 	9 	29 	2 	
	4/95 	        62 	12 	24 	2 	
	12/93 	        67 	7 	25 	1 	
	3/93 	        70 	4 	24 	2 	
	1991 	        68 	5 	25 	2 	
	1990 	        78 	2 	17 	3

Wow, look at the change from almost 20 years ago.

There are many more. Check it out.


Dope

 

[Eric F]

the wonderful world of statictics. I can poll and figure to make it look like anything I want it to.

But interesting none the less.

 

[MarshallDodge]

Very interesting. With the Internet there are so many ways to do research and find out that what the mainstream media is telling us is not always the truth.

The truth will set you free.