NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Most American gun
owners want tougher legislation, and it's not just in the blue
states. Both Republican gun owners and those who live in the South
are more in favor of gun laws, especially laws pertaining to
assault-style weapons. For some gun owners, this advocacy even
trumps reservations about whether such laws would be
constitutional.
ValuePenguin.com surveyed over 1,000 Americans who do and do not
own guns, about their thoughts on gun control. The survey revealed
that Americans are looking for some variation of gun control to
help with recent gun violence and the prevention of future gun
violence, and this belief goes across political affiliation,
gender, and gun ownership status.
Key Findings
- Gun Owners Support Gun Control: Around 85% of all gun
owners surveyed support mandatory background checks on people
purchasing a gun. Many gun owners even went on to offer support for
even stricter measures.
- Over Half Of the Respondents Support an Assault Weapons
Ban: Furthermore, almost 60% of gun owners would still support
a buyback of assault-style weapons, even if they have doubts about
the constitutionality of such a measure.
- Republican and Southern gun owners join the nationwide
majority in support of new gun laws: 91% of Republicans are in
favor of mandatory background checks, and over 50% support an
assault weapons ban, and a mandatory buyback of assault-style
weapons. Additionally, over half of the survey's respondents from
the south and southwest were in favor of new gun laws.
- Gun Owners Haven't Considered the Financial Implications of
Ownership or New Laws: Over half of the gun owners we surveyed
say they don't have any insurance on their guns, and were not aware
than their homeowners insurance policies provided about
$2,500 in protection for their guns.
Furthermore, over half of the gun owners surveyed owned insured
firearms that will will not receive any insurance compensation if
they give them up in a mandatory buyback.
With gun control taking center stage in political discourse, and
the latest Supreme Court ruling allowing the families of
Sandy Hook victims to sue the gun
manufacturer Remington, ValuePenguin.com commissioned Qualtrics to
survey 1,020 Americans — 411 of whom have a gun in their
household—and understand what the average American thinks about the
issue. The survey was fielded in October
2019.
To view the full report, visit:
https://www.valuepenguin.com/most-americans-want-tougher-gun-legislation
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