U.S. public opinion on a law that bans private handgun possession 1959-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 24, 2023
The share of Americans who feel that there should be a law banning the private possession of handguns has been on the decline. In 1990, about 41 percent of surveyed Americans felt that there should be a law that would ban the private possession of handguns. In 2022, only 27 percent of respondents felt the same way.

Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons?

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Release date

July 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

1959 to 2022

Number of respondents

about 1,000 each poll

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The missing percentage points to 100 percent are due to the possible answer "No opinion" which is not depicted here.

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