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?
| Oct. 2007 | Oct. 2006 | Oct. 2005 | |
| Should | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Should not | 68% | 68% | 64% |
| Unsure | 2% | 2% | 1% |
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?
| Oct. 2007 | Oct. 2006 | Oct. 2005 | |
| More strict | 51% | 56% | 57% |
| Less strict | 8% | 9% | 7% |
| Kept as now | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Unsure | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,010 American adults, conducted from Oct. 4 to Oct. 7, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
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