Toplines: Gun Control

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 21, 2008

1* How closely have you followed news stories about a Supreme Court case involving gun control and the Second Amendment?

18% Very closely
28% Somewhat closely
36% Not very closely
16% Not at all
2% Not sure

2* Does the United States need stricter gun control laws?

44% Yes
44% No
12% Not sure

3* Some people believe city government have the right to ban ownership of handguns within their cities. Others say that’s a violation of the Second Amendment which guarantees citizens the right to bear arms. What do you think? Do city governments have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns?

26% Yes
64% No
10% Not sure


4* Will stricter gun control laws increase violent crime, reduce violent crime or have no impact?

19% Increase violent crime
37% Reduce violent crime
39% No impact
5% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence