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Questions - Reducing Gun Violence - March 28-29, 2016

Americans Reject Plans to Pay Killers Not to Kill
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National Survey of 1,000 American Adults

Conducted March 28-29, 2016
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* In an effort to reduce their homicide rates, several cities are considering a plan to pay criminals not to commit gun crimes. Do you favor or oppose a plan in your community to pay criminals up to $1,000 a month not to kill someone with a gun?

 

2* How likely is that programs that pay criminals not to kill someone with a gun will significantly reduce the number of murders in this country?

 

3* Is it possible for law enforcement agencies to dramatically reduce gun violence among inner-city gangs?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence