Questions - Gun Control, Mental Health and Freedoms - December 19-20, 2012
55% Favor Assault Weapons Ban, But 62% Oppose Complete Gun Ban
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National
Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted December 19-20, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How closely have
you followed news stories about the recent shooting at an elementary school in
Connecticut?
2*
Is there too much individual freedom in America?
3*
Should there be a ban on the purchase of
semi-automatic and assault type weapons?
4*
Should people diagnosed with mental illness be placed
under stricter control and observation?
5* Suppose that only government officials such as the police
and military personnel were allowed to have guns. Would that be good for
America or bad for America?
6*
Suppose that government officials were allowed to ban
movies and video games with excessive violence. Would that be good for America
or bad for America?
7*
Would you feel safer moving to a neighborhood where
nobody was allowed to own a gun or a neighborhood where you could have a gun
for your own protection?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
