Poll Watch: CNN/ORC Survey on Gun Control

CNN/ORC Poll on Gun Control

Please tell me whether you would generally favor or oppose each of the following proposals which some people have made to reduce the amount of gun violence:

A ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of semi-automatic assault guns, such as the AK-47

• Favor 59%
• Oppose 40%

Among Democrats

• Favor 74%
  
• Oppose 25%

Among Republicans

• Favor 49%
  
• Oppose 50%

Among Independents

• Favor 49%
  
• Oppose 49%

Among Men

• Favor 46%
  
• Oppose 53%

Among Women

• Favor 68%
  
• Oppose 31%

Attended College

• Favor 62%
  
• Oppose 37%

No College Education

• Favor 50%
  
• Oppose 49%

A ban on the sale and possession of equipment known as high-capacity or extended ammunition clips, which allow some guns to shoot more than 10 bullets before they need to be reloaded

• Favor 61%
• Oppose 38%

Among Democrats

• Favor 73%
  
• Oppose 27%

Among Republicans

• Favor 52%
  
• Oppose 47%

Among Independents

• Favor 55%
  
• Oppose 45%

Among Men

• Favor 49%
  
• Oppose 50%

Among Women

• Favor 69%
  
• Oppose 30%

Attended College

• Favor 62%
  
• Oppose 37%

No College Education

• Favor 57%
  
• Oppose 43%

Limiting the number of guns an individual can own

• Favor 44%
  
• Oppose 56%

Among Democrats

• Favor 64%
  
• Oppose 36%

Among Republicans

• Favor 29%
  
• Oppose 70%

Among Independents

• Favor 41%
  
• Oppose 59%

Among Men

• Favor 36%
  
• Oppose 63%

Among Women

• Favor 53%
  
• Oppose 47%

Among Whites

• Favor 39%
  
• Oppose 60%

Among Non-Whites

• Favor 58%
  
• Oppose 42%

Requiring gun owners to register their guns with the local government

• Favor 76%
• Oppose 24%

Among Democrats

• Favor 88%
  
• Oppose 12%

Among Republicans

• Favor 64%
  
• Oppose 34%

Among Independents

• Favor 75%
  
• Oppose 25%

Among Men

• Favor 65%
  
• Oppose 34%

Among Women

• Favor 87%
  
• Oppose 13%

Support Tea Party

• Favor 55%
  
• Oppose 44%

Oppose Tea Party

• Favor 84%
  
• Oppose 16%

Preventing all Americans from owning guns

• Favor 10%
  
• Oppose 89%

Among Democrats

• Favor 21%
  
• Oppose 79%

Among Republicans

• Favor 4%
  
• Oppose 95%

Among Independents

• Favor 6%
  
• Oppose 93%

Among Men

• Favor 7%
  
• Oppose 92%

Among Women

• Favor 13%
  
• Oppose 86%

Survey of 911 registered voters was conducted August 7-8, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.