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Toplines - Gun Control - March 2-3, 2010

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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted March 2-3, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Does the U.S. Constitution guarantee the right of an average citizen to own a gun?

70% Yes
14% No
16% Not sure

2* Does the United States need stricter gun control laws?

42% Yes
49% No
9% Not sure


3* Some people believe city governments have the right to ban ownership of handguns within their cities. Others say that’s a violation of the Second Amendment which guarantees citizens the right to bear arms. What do you think? Do city governments have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns?

25% Yes
69% No
6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence