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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 1990 Sep 78 2 17 1991 Mar 68 5 25 1993 Mar 70 4 24 1993 Dec 67 7 25 1995 Apr 62 12 24 1999 Feb 60 9 29 1999 Apr 66 7 25 1999 May 65 5 28 1999 Jun 62 6 31 1999 Aug 66 6 27 1999 Dec 60 10 29 2000 Apr 61 7 30 2000 May 62 5 31 2001 Oct 53 8 38 2002 Oct 51 11 36 2003 Oct 55 9 36 2004 Jan 60 6 34 2004 Oct 54 11 34 2005 Oct 57 7 35 2006 Oct 56 9 33 2007 Oct 51 8 39 2008 Oct 49 8 41 2009 Oct 44 12 43 2010 Oct 44 12 42 2011 Oct 43 11 44 2012 Dec 58 6 34 2013 Sep 49 13 37 2013 Oct 49 13 37 2014 Oct 47 14 38 2015 Oct 55 11 33 2016 Oct 55 10 34 2017 Oct 60 5 33 2018 Mar 67 4 28 2018 Oct 61 8 30 2019 Aug 63 7 29 2019 Oct 64 7 28 2020 Oct 57 9 34 2021 Oct 52 11 35 2022 Jun 66 8 25 2022 Oct 57 10 32 2023 Oct 56 12 31 2024 Oct 56 10 33 2025 Oct 60 12 27
Do you have a gun in your home? % Yes 1959 Jul 49 1965 Jan 48 1968 Jun 50 1972 May 43 1975 Oct 44 1978 Jan 45 1983 May 40 1985 Apr 44 1989 Feb 47 1990 Sep 47 1991 Mar 48 1991 May 46 1993 Mar 48 1993 Oct 51 1993 Dec 49 1996 Jul 38 1996 Nov 44 1997 Aug 42 1999 Feb 36 1999 Apr 34 2000 Apr 42 2000 Aug 39 2001 Oct 40 2002 Oct 41 2003 Oct 43 2004 Oct 38 2005 Oct 40 2006 Oct 43 2007 Oct 42 2008 Oct 42 2009 Oct 40 2010 Oct 39 2011 Oct 45 2012 Dec 43 2013 Oct 37 2014 Oct 42 2015 Oct 41 2016 Oct 39 2017 Oct 42 2018 Oct 43 2019 Oct 37 2020 Oct 42 2021 Oct 42 2022 Oct 45 2023 Oct 42 2024 Oct 48 2025 Oct 42
Guns > Firearm Sales Strict Table More strict Less strict Kept as now No opinion % % % % 2025 Oct 1-16 60 12 27 1 2024 Oct 1-12 56 10 33 1 2023 Oct 2-23 56 12 31 * 2022 Oct 3-20 57 10 32 1 2022 Jun 1-20 66 8 25 * 2021 Oct 1-19 52 11 35 1 2020 Sep 30-Oct 15 57 9 34 * 2019 Oct 1-13 64 7 28 1 2019 Aug 15-30 63 7 29 1 2018 Oct 1-10 61 8 30 2 2018 Mar 1-8 67 4 28 1 2017 Oct 5-11 60 5 33 1 2016 Oct 5-9 55 10 34 1 2015 Oct 7-11 55 11 33 * 2014 Oct 12-15 47 14 38 1 2013 Oct 3-6 49 13 37 1 2013 Sep 17-18 49 13 37 2 2012 Dec 19-22 58 6 34 2 2011 Oct 6-9 43 11 44 2 2010 Oct 7-10 44 12 42 2 2009 Oct 1-4 44 12 43 1 2008 Oct 3-5 49 8 41 2 2007 Oct 4-7 51 8 39 2 2006 Oct 9-12 56 9 33 2 2005 Oct 13-16 57 7 35 1 2004 Oct 11-14 54 11 34 1 2004 Jan 9-11 60 6 34 * 2003 Oct 6-8 55 9 36 * 2002 Oct 14-17 51 11 36 2 2001 Oct 11-14 53 8 38 1 2000 May 5-7 62 5 31 2 2000 Apr 7-9 61 7 30 2 1999 Dec 9-12 60 10 29 1 1999 Aug 3-4 66 6 27 1 1999 Jun 25-27 62 6 31 1 1999 May 23-24 65 5 28 2 1999 Apr 26-27 66 7 25 2 1999 Feb 8-9 60 9 29 2 1995 Apr 23-24 ^ 62 12 24 2 1993 Dec 17-19 67 7 25 1 1993 Mar 12-14 70 4 24 2 1991 Mar 21-24 68 5 25 2 1990 Sep 10-11 78 2 17 3
Guns > Have Gun in Home Table Yes, do No, do not No opinion % % % 2025 Oct 1-16 42 53 4 2024 Oct 1-12 48 47 5 2023 Oct 2-23 42 55 3 2022 Oct 3-20 45 51 4 2021 Oct 1-19 42 55 3 2020 Sep 30-Oct 15 42 55 3 2019 Oct 1-13 37 60 3 2018 Oct 1-10 43 55 2 2017 Oct 5-11 42 56 2 2016 Oct 5-9 39 58 3 2015 Oct 7-11 41 56 2 2014 Oct 12-15 42 53 4 2013 Oct 3-6 37 59 4 2012 Dec 19-22 43 54 3 2011 Oct 6-9 45 53 1 2010 Oct 7-10 39 59 2 2009 Oct 1-4 40 57 4 2008 Oct 3-5 42 56 2 2007 Oct 4-7 42 57 1 2006 Oct 9-12 43 54 3 2005 Oct 13-16 40 59 1 2004 Oct 11-14 38 61 1 2003 Oct 6-8 43 56 1 2002 Oct 14-17 41 58 1 2001 Oct 11-14 40 59 1 2000 Aug 29-Sep 5 39 60 1 2000 Apr 7-9 42 57 1 1999 Apr 26-27 34 64 2 1999 Feb 8-9 36 62 2 1997 Aug 22-25 42 57 1 1996 Nov 21-24 44 54 2 1996 Jul 25-28 38 60 2 1993 Dec 17-21 49 50 * 1993 Oct 13-18 51 48 1 1993 Mar 12-14 48 51 1 1991 May 16-19 46 53 1 1991 Mar 21-24 48 51 1 1990 Sep 10-11 47 52 1 1989 Feb 28-Mar 2 47 51 2 1985 Apr 12-15 44 55 1 1983 May 13-16 40 58 2 1980 Jan 2 45 53 2 1975 Oct 3-6 44 54 2 1972 May 23 43 55 2 1968 50 50 * 1965 Jan 7-12 48 52 * 1959 Jul 23-28 49 51 *
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