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U.S. public opinion on background checks for all gun purchases 2015

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 20, 2015
This statistic shows the opinion of Americans in October 2015 on whether or not they would favor a law which would require universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S. using a centralized database across all 50 states. In October 2015, 86 percent of the respondents stated that they would favor such a law.

Would you favor universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S.?

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Release date

October 2015

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 7-11, 2015

Number of respondents

1,015 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The original question was posed as follows: "Would you favor or oppose a law which would require universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S. using a centralized database across all 50 states?"

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