Toplines: Gun Rights

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 26, 2008

1* How closely have you followed news stories about today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment and gun control issues?

33% Very closely

35% Somewhat closely

22% Not very closely

8% Not at all

2% Not sure

2* The Court ruling today was about a Washington, DC law that made it illegal to own a handgun. Did the Supreme Court say the city had the right to ban handguns or did the Court rule than people have the right to own handguns?

9% The right to ban handguns

64% The right to own handguns

26% Not sure

3* (Asked only of those who answered 1 or 2 to question 2) Do you agree or disagree with today’s Supreme Court ruling?

61% Agree

27% Disagree

12% Not sure

4* Does John McCain believe that the city had the right to ban handguns or did the Court rule than people have the right to own handguns?

8% Ban handguns

58% Own handguns

35% Not sure

5* Does Barack Obama believe that the city had the right to ban handguns or did the Court rule than people have the right to own handguns?

41% Ban handguns

43% Own handguns

17% Not sure

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