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1978

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CANADIAN FACTS

if

eTIONAL

SURVEY OF AWARENESS

'OF THE GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION.'

March,

1978 C62881MSO'H

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Presented

to:

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NATIONAL

SURVEY

OF

AWARENESS

OF THE GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION

Prepared by Canadian Facts, Ottawa, Ontario On Behalf of the Ministry of the Solicitor General

Ottawa, Ontario

ABSTRACT

in January and February,

1978,

the Working Group on Gun Control began a public information campaign to develop public awareness and understanding of the federal gun control legislation (Bill

C-51).

As a first step, an advertisement was placed in daily and weekly

news-pap.ers

across Canada.

In March,

1978,

the Ministry asked Canadian Facts to conduct a national survey to assess the extent of public awareness and knowledge of the provisions of the legislation. The survey was included in the CF MONITOR. The sample consisted of

2020

personal interviews conducted

in all five regions of Canada with individuals

15

years of age and over.

.0f

the total sample,

58X

were aware of new federal laws relating to gun control. Overall awareness was higher among gun owners

(70%)

than among respondents who did not own guns

(5

)4

X,).

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Only

14%

of the total sample were able to correctly recall any part of the new legislation. Gun owners were only slightly more

knowledgeable,

23%

were able to correctly cite one or more provisions.

The results of the survey indicate that there is some confusion as

te

the content of the legislation, particularly with regard to the distinction between registration of gun owners and the requirement to obtain a certificate from the police in order to buy a gun.

Copies of the newspaper advertisement were shown to respondents and they were asked to recall if they had looked et it. Only

19%

of those in the sample claimed to remember seeing the advertisement.

These data suggest that the initial phase of the campaign was not effective in communicating specific information about the new

laws to gun owners and other members of the general public.

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METHOD

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BACKGROUND

AND

PURPOSE

In January and February of 1978, the Working Group on Gun

Control initiated the first step in a public information campaign

de-signed to develop public awareness and understanding of the new

federal gun control legislation (Bill C-51).

This initial phase of the campaign consisted of an

advertise-ment in daily and weekly newspapers across Canada.

In March, 1978, the Ministry of the Solicitor General requested

Stevenson & Kellogg and Canadian Facts to undertake a national survey

to assess the extent of public awareness and knowledge of the

pro-visions of the legislation.

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The survey was included in the CF MONITOR', a continuing

service of Canadian Facts.

The sample consisted of 2,020 personal interviews conducted

in all five regions of Canada with individuals 15 years of age and

over. A description of the sample design and weighting procedures

is included as an appendix.

The distribution of the completed interviews was as follows:

•

Actual

Weighted

Total Canada

2,020

Atlantic

303

184

• Quebec

541

559

,

Ontario

• 556

732

Prairies

313

323

.

British Columbia

307

-

223

All

interviewing was conducted during the first three weeks of

March, 1978. Copies of the questionaire in both French and English

are appended.

RESULTS

The results of the survey are presented in the form of a summary

analysis.

An abstract and copies of the tabulations have been provided

to the Ministry under separate cover.

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fro

A.

GENERAL AWARENESS

OF THE

LEGISLATION

1.

Respondents were asked if new federal laws have been

passed in Canada in the past few years relating to capital

punishment, the control of guns and wiretapping.

Of the total sample,

58%

stated that there were new laws

relating to gun control.

2'.

The levels of awareness for the five regions are shown

below:

Aware of new

Total

Atlantic Quebec

Ontario Prairies

B.C.

gun control laws

(2020)

(184)

(559)

(732)

(323)

(223)

Yes

58

54

63

54

57

60

No

36

37

35

38

34

Don't know

'

6

9

2

8

.9

• 6

3. aun

owners are somewhat better informed about the existence

of new laws than those respondents who do not own guns.

As might be expected, given that the majority of gun owners

are male, a

higher proportion

of men than women are aware

of the legislation.

Own a

Do not

'

Aware of new

.

Total

gun

own gun

Men

Women

gun control laws

(2020)

(406)

(1614)

(996) (1024)

%

Yes

58

70

55

66

50

_

No

36

27

38

30

42

Don't know

6

3

7

4

8

•

4.

There is relatively little difference in the levels of

aware-ness of urban and rural respondents.

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2

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. ,

Aware of new

Total

.

Non-

gui control laws

Total

Urban

Rural

Farm

•

(2020)

(1555)

(465)

(113)

(352)

%

,

Yes

58

57

60

66

58

•

No

36

37

33

32

33.

Don't know

5

6

7

2

9

B.

KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF THE LEGISLATION

1.

When informed that new legislation had been passed in

1977

.

and asked to recall any part of the legislation, only

14%

of the total sample were able to correctly recall any item.

Total

Atlantic

Quebec Ontario

Prairies B.C.

(2020)

(184)

(559)

(732)

(323)

(223)

. %

Correctly recall

14

8

22

10

11

12

one or more pro-

visions of the new

laws

2.

Consistent with the finding with respect to overall

aware-ness of the new legislation, gun owners and men are slightly

more knowledgeable about specific provisions of the

legisla-tion than other members of the general public.

Own a

Do Not Own

Total

Gun

A Gun

Men

Women

(2020)

(406)

(1614)

• (996) (1024)

Correctly recall one

or more provisions

14

23

11

17

10

of the new laws

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3.

In addition to the questions on general awareness and

unended

recall of specific provisions, respondents were read a series

of

5

statements and asked if each was a part of the new gun

'control laws.

Three of the statements described actual pro-

visions.

The other two were included in order to assess the

extent of possible misconceptions about the new laws.

The proportions of non-response to all of

5

items provides an

indication of the lack of knowledge of the legislation.

Responses to the three statements describing legislative

pro-visions are shown below:

There

are penalties

Total Atlantic

ébec

Ontario

'Prairies

B.C.

for unsafe handling

(2020)

(184)

(559)

(732)

(323)

(223)

and storage of fire-

'

arms.

Yes

63

53

58

66

71

64

No

11

10

9

13

11

Don't know

26

37

33

21

18

25

Anyone MT° wants to

buy a gun will

have

to obtain a

certifi-cate from the local

police.

Yés

57

44

61

59

58

50

-

No

19

20

16

17

23

Dont

know

24

36

23

19

27

Anyone who uses a gun

when committing a

crime now receives

a

longer jail sentence.

Yes

46

39

46

49

41

43

No

20

16

19

35

20

Don't know

34

41.

38

32

24

37

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63

11

27

62

11

28

70

12

17

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4.

While

70%

of gun owners apparently believe that the penalties

relating to unsafe handling and storage of firearms are

included in the legislation only about one-half correctly

identify the

FAC

requirement and penalties for criminals

using guns.

Own a

Do not own

Total

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There are

penajties.for

the unsafe handling and

storage of firearms.

Yes

No

Don't know

Anyone who wants to buy

a gun will have to obtain

a

certifkate

from the

local police.

Yes

No

.

Don't know

57

52

. 58

19

31

16

24

17

26

Anyone who uses a gun

when committing a crime

now receives a longer

jail sentence.

Yes

46

51

44

No

20

25

20

Dont

know

34

24

36

C.

MISINTERPRETATION OF THE LEGISLATION

1.

Responses to the two statements about items which are not

included in the legislation indicate the extent to which

registration is perceived erroneously as being a part of

the new laws.

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YeS

No

Yes

1

No

Don't know

64

18

67

13

20

54

35

11

1

47

25

33

23

28

20

30

Yes

No

Don't know

All gun owners

must

register

with

the

local

police.

Total Atlantic

Quebec

Ontario Prairies

B.C.

(2020)

(184)

(559)

(732)

(323)

(232)

0 /a 0/0

64

56

62

68

64

18

17

14

26

18

Don't know

18

26

21

18

10

18

Anyone who wants to

buy

a

gun will

have

te

give character

references to

the

local

police.

47

36

57

46

45

40

25

24

18

27

30

28

40

25

27

•

25

32

2.

As

shown below more than one half of

the

gun owners in

the

sample apparently believe that

they will be required to

register with

the

local police.

All gun owners

must

register

with

the

local

police.

Own

a

Do not own

Total

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gun

aUDT

( 406)

1

Yes

No

Don't know

Anyone who wants to buy

a

gun will

have

to give

character references to

the

local

police.

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3.

The proportions of respondents in each region who voluntarily

.

mentioned gun registrations as one aspect of the new laws is

5hown

below:

Total Atlantic

Quebec

Ontario Prairies

B.C.

(2020)

(184)

(559)

f-IM

(323)

(223)

%

Mention gun

regis-trations

as one

provision of the

new laws.

11

5

10

12

11

14

4.

This

interpretation of the legislation is more apparent among gun owners.

•

Own a

Do not own

Total

(

gun

a

gun

Men

Women

(2020)

406

)

(1614)

(996)

(1024)

%

•

%

•

Mention gun

regis-tration as one

pro-vision

ot

the new

laws.

11

15

10

12

9

D.

RECALL

OF

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT

1.

Copies of the newspaper advertisement were shown to

res-pondents and they were asked to recall if they had looked

at it.

In this situation which is more likely to result

in over rather than under reporting, only

19%

of those in

the sample claimed to

remcmber

seeing the advertisement.

Total Atlantic

Quebec

Ontario Prairies

B.C.

(20201

(

303)

(541T 753.67)-- (313)

(307)

Recall seeing the

advertisement.

19

15

20

17

22

21

2.

As might be expected, the levels of recall were higher among

gun owners and men.

Own a

Do not own

Total

gun

a

gun

Men

wm

pfl

r2-62-0T

(4

05)--

(1614) -

(996)

(1024)

Recall seeing the

advertisement.

19

32

15

24

14

7

(14)

14

Correctly recall one

or more provisions

•

of the new laws.

24

11

3.

The majority of those who claimed to have seen the

ad-vertisement had a higher overall level of awareness of

gun control laws than those who had not.

Recall Ad-

Do not recall

Total

vertisement

(2020) .

(381)

(1639)

Aware of new gun

%

control laws.

Yes

58

75

54

No

36

23

39

Don't Know

6

2

7

4.

Despite this general level of awareness and their greater

degree of knowledge of some of the specific provisions of

the legislation, respondents who had seeen the advertisement

were not necessarily better informed.

In particular, this

group

was more apt to misinterpret the new laws as

con-taining provisions for registration.

Recall Ad-

Do not recall

Total

vertisement

(2020)

DPI—

'

(1639)

%

% •

%

Mention gun regis-

tration as one pro-

vision of new laws.

11

19

9

Identify as a part

of new laws: All

gun owners must

register with the

local police.

64

-

73

62

While no attempt was made to obtain proven readership of the

advertisement, the results of the survey suggest that this approach

was not effective in communcating specific information about the

new laws to either the gun owners or to other members of the general

public.

Implications of the Research

The results of the survey suggest that, as of March, 1978, both

gun owners and other members of the general public were not familiar

with the main provisions of Bill C-51.

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.

Although apparently the majority of gun owners were generally

aware that

neW

legislation had been

passed

these data suggest that

this group may well be misinformed and uncertain as to the impact

which the legislation will have on them personally.

The low level of awareness among this group of the requirement

to obtain an

FAC

and the possible confusion between this provision

and gun registration are areas of concern.

Particularly since it

may be difficult in the subsequent phases of the information program

to simultaneously correct misconceptions about gun registration and

to

provide.information

about the

FAC

requirement.

However, it should be noted that the survey was designed primarily

to assess the extent of respondents' awareness of the legislation.

No attempt was made to obtain information on opinions of and attitudes

to the legislation in general / or to specific aspects of it.

Further

the survey does not provide a basis for examining public perceptions

of the intent of the new laws.

We understand that the remainder of the information program will

.

be divided into several sections.

First a series of TV commercials

for use as public service announcements will deal with such topics as

safe handling and storage of firearms and the increased penalties for

use of a firearm in connection with a crime.

The information is to

be directed to both gun owners and other members of the general public.

In the fall a television campaign will be run for a period of

3-4

weeks.

Iris

will

be

designed to provide gun owners with information

on amnesty recall.

Finally, in January there will be a combined TV

and print campaign dealing with the

FAC

requirement.

It is clear that successful implementation of the new gun control

laws will depend in large measure on the cooperation of gun owners

as well as the support of other members of the population.

In this

connection we believe that it would be useful for the Working Group

to consider structuring the campaign so as to capitalize on those

aspects of the legislation which are most likely to be easily

under-stood and most favourably received, for

example,those

which deal with

safe handling and storage of firearms and competency requirements.

In order to achieve this objective further research may be

re-quired into gun owners' reactions to specific aspects of the

legis-lation and to alternative presentations. We also suggest that the

objectives of each aspect of the program should be clearly defined

prior to implementation of the advertising. Such direction will be

a necessary precondition for any subsequent evaluations.

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EXPLANATION

OF NOTATIONS

USED

IN THE

DETAILED

TABLES

.

Percent

< .05

Percent

= 0

NOTES:

Percentages derived from "actual" bases of less than

100

should be interpreted with caution. Percentages derived from "actual" bases of less than

50

should be interpreted with extreme caution.

Items listed below any sub-total may not exactly add to the sub-total through computer "rounding" (applies to

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weighted frequencies where decimal not shown, or

(2)

where percent shown without decimal).

STANDARD DEVIATION

The Standard Deviation is calculated by taking the square root of the variance around the mean. It is a summary statistic of variation printed below the mean. The Standard Deviation gives an idea of the likely variation around the mean if we are simply considering the mean as a descriptive statistic. When Standard Deviation scores are small relative to the means, means can be taken as good representations of the individual scores.

STANDARD

ERROR

The Standard Error is calculated by dividing the Standard Deviation by the square root of the sample size. The Standard Error indicates the likely deviations that can be expected, and therefore the confidence limits.

For example, mean

± 2

standard errors will include the "true mean"

95%

of the time.

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INDEX TO DETAILED TABLES

Page No.

•

Awareness

Of New

Federal Laws Relating To Three

Topics

1

- By Region, Community Size

2

-

By Age Within

Sex,

Annual Family Income

3

-

By Ownership

Of

Guns--Individual And

Household

4

-

By Recall

Of

Advertising

About

Gun Control

Incidence Of

Recalling

1977

Gun Control Laws,

Sections

Recalled

5-6

-

By Region, Community Size

.

7- 8

-

By Age Within

Sex,

9-10

-

By Ownership

Of

Guns--Individual And

Household

11-12

- By

Recall

Of

Advertising

À bout

Gun Control

Aided Awareness

Of Items

Related To Gun Control

13-14

-

15-16

-

By Age Within

Sex,

17-18

-

By Ownership

Of

Guns--Individual And

Household

19-20 •

-

By Recall

Of

Advertising

About

Gun Control

Recall

Of

Advertising

About

Gun Control

21

-

22

-

By Age Within

Sex,

23

- OwnershiP Of Guns--Individual And

Household

Ownership

Of

Guns

24

-

25

-

By Age Within

Sex,

26-27

Sex, Age,

Annual Family Income—Totals Actual

And

Weighted

Interviews

28-29

Distribution Of

Interviews—Totals Actual

And

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NO

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AwARENESS OF NEW FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO 3 TOPICS 0.1

RASE TOTAL RESPONDENTS 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY REGION, COMMUNITY SIZE

REGION coMMUNITY SIZE

uRBAN RURAL

ATLAN QUE- ONT- PRAIR oVER 100- 30- 10-

TOTAL -FIG BEC ARIO -IES B.C. TOTAL 500m 500m 100m 30m 1-10m TOTAL FARM FARn

BASE FOR PERCENTAGES-ACTUAL

BASE FOR PFRCENTAGES-WEIGHTED

AdARENESS OF NEW FEDERAL LAWS:

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT-- 2020 303 541 556 313 307 1500 627 303 190 167 213 520 113 407 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2020 184 559 732 323 223 1555 647 340 197 166 205 465 113 352 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100,.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 YES 927 65 264 329 171 99 729 292 160 103 83 90 198 59 139 45.9 35.3 47.2 44.9 52.8 44.5 46.9 45.2 47.2 52.4 49.9 44.0 42.6 52.4 39.4 NO 981 105 287 34 135 109 750 328 158 90 78 95 231 51 180 48.5 57.0 51.4 47.1 41.7 49.1 48.2 50.8 46.6 45.9 47.0 46.0 49.6 45.1 51.1 DON'T KNOW 113 14 8 59 18 14 76 26 21 3 5 21 36 3 33 5.6 7.7 1.4 8.0 5.5 6.3 4.9 4.1 6.2 1.7 3.1 10.0 7.8 2.5 9.5 CONTROL OF GUNS-- 1165 99 355 394 184 133 884 364 170 116 108 125 281 75 206 57.7 53.8 43.5 53.9 56.8 59.9 56.8 56.3 50.0 59.2 65.1 61.0 60.4 66.4 58.4 726 68 194 277 110 76 574 238 144 73 56 62 152 36 116 35.9 37.1 34.8 37.9 34.0 34.3 36.9 36.8 42.5 37.3 33.6 30.4 32.7 31.6 33.1 DON'T KNOW 129 17 10 60 30 13 97 45 26 7 2 18 32 2 30 6.4 9.1 1.8 8.2 9.2 5.8 6.2 6.9 7.5 3.6 1.3 8.6 6.9 2.0 8.5 WIRE TAPPIMG-° YES 970 73 277 351 156 113 781 326 174 103 97 83 188 54 135 48.0 39.8 49.5 47.9 48.3 50.9 50.2 50.3 51.1 52.3 58.1 40.3 40.5 47.5 38.3 NO 885 89 273 307 123 93 657 281 131 85 65 96 228 51 177 43.8 48.4 48.9 41.9 38.2 41.8 d•2.3 43.4 38.4 43.4 38.9 46.7 49.0 44.6 50.4 DONeT KtOW 165 22 9 74 44 16 117 41 36 8 5 27 49 . 9 40 8.2 11.7 1.7 10.2 13.5 7.3 7.5 6.3 10.5 4.3 3.0 13.0 10.5 7.9 11.3 0001 .

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YES

NO

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AWARENESS OF NEW FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO 3 TOPICS 4.1 BASE TOTAL RESPONDENTS 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER

BY AGE WITHIN SEX, ANNUAL FAMILY INCOmE

MALES FEMALES FAMILY INCOME

AGE AGE 25000

OVER OVER UNDER 10- 15- AN)

TOTAL TOTAL 15-24 25-45 45 TOTAL 1-24 25-45 45 10000 14999 24999 OVER

BASE FOR PERCENTAGES-ACTUAL

BASE FOR PERCENTAGES-WEIGHTED

AwARENESS OF NEW FEDERAL LAWS:

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BY OWNERSHIP OF SUNS--INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD

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AwARENESS OF NEW FEDERAL LAWS: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT-- YES NO DON'T KNOW CONTROL OF GUNS-- YES DON'T KNOW WIRE TAPPING-- 387 1633 100.0 100.0 406 1614 100.0 100.0 205 722 50.5 44.7 183 798 44.9 49.4 19 94 4.6 5.3 286 878 70.4 54.4 108 618 26.5 18.3 13 117 3.11 7.2 460 1560 100.0 100.0 427 1594 100.0 100.0 191 736 44.9 46.2 205 776 43.1 48.7 30 83 7.1 5.2 259 906 60.6 56.9 139 587 32.6 36.9 29 100 6.8 6.3 1296 337 264 123 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1310 303 283 123 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 585 137 151 55 ,44.6 45.1 53.2 44.2 657 141 119 64 50.1 46.6 42.0 51.8 69 25 14 5 5.3 8.3 4.8 4.0 710 168 196 90 54.2 55.5 69.2 73.2 508 110 79 29 38.8 36.3 27.9 23.2 92 25 3 4 7.0 8.1 2.8 3.6 ' 31 135 7.5 3.3 54 111 91 44 20 11 12.7 7.0 6.9 14.4 7.0 8.8

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Do NoT RECALL NEw LEGISLATION 1499 155 382 558 237 167 1155 462 273 140 126 154 344 76 267

ON GUN CONTRoL LAWS 74.2 84.5 68.4 76.2 73.4 74.9 74.3 71.4 80.4 71.3 75.7 75.1 73.9 67.4 76.0

Do RECALL: 521 28 177 174 86 56 400 185 66 56 40 51 121 37 84

25.8 15.5 31.6 23.8 26.6 25.1 25.7 28.6 19.6 28.7 24.3 24.9 26.1 32.6 24.0

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DO REMEMBER ONE OR MORE: 495 26 169 163 84 54 379 175 63 54 38 49 116 36 80

24.5 14.2 30.2 22.3 25.9 24.1 24.4 27.0 18.4 27.5 23.0 24.0 25.0 31.5 22.9 SECTIONS RECALLED REGION RURAL LEGISLATION--ANY 272 14 124 70 36 28 211 111 30 28 18 24 62 15 46 13.5 7.8 22.2 9.6 11.2 12.4 13.5 17.1 8.7 14.2 10.9 11.8 13.3 13.6 13.2 REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN 11 0 3 2 6 0 7 4 0 2 2 0 4 1 3 GUNS (UNSPECIFIED) .6 - .5 .3 1.7 .2 .5 .6 - .9 1.1 - .9 1.1 .8

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BY SGE WITHIN SEX, ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME

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BASE FOR PER .CENTAGES--ACTUAL

DO NOT RECALt NEW LEGISLATION ON GUN CONTRCL LAWS

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GUNS LOCKED UP/KEPT IN PLACE (CONTINUED) 2020 1012 277 340 395 1008 209 410 389 550 435 714 282 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2020 996 270 382 345 1024 262 386 376 480 445 751 303 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 00.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1499 678 139 233 256 821 218 292 311 379 341 539 212 74.2 68.1 70.0 61.1 74.3 80.2 83.1 75.7 82.7 79.1 76.7 71.8 69.3 521 3i. 149 89 203 44 94 65 100 104 212 91 25.8 31.9 30.0 38.9 25.7 19.8 e6.9 24.3 17.3 20.9 23.3 28.2 30.2 26 13 2 5 6 12 1 7 5 6 9 7 5 1.3 1.4 .8 1.4 1.7 1.2 .2 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.9 1.0 1.5 495 305 79 143 83 191 44 87 60 95 95 205 87 24.5 30.6 29.2 37.5 24.0 18.6 16.7 22.6 15.9 19.8 21.4 27.3 28.7 272 170 50 82 38 102 25 48 30 43 52 113 53 13.5 17.1 18.6 21.4 11.1 10.0 9.5 12.4 7.9 9.0 11.6 15.0 17.5 11 9 3 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 5 2 .6 .9 1.0 1.4 .4 .2 .2 .4 .1 .3 .6 .8 49 29 9 13 7 20 6 7 8 16 9 18 6 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.3, 2.1 2.0 -2.1 1.8 2.0 3.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 62 42 6 24 11 20 • 1 12 7 8 19 22 11 3.0 4.2 - 2.2 6.4 3.3 1.9 .2 3.1 1:9 1.6 4.2 2.9 3.7 84 47 20 19 9 37 8 17 12 7 12 45 19 4.2 4.7 7.3 4.9 2.5 3.6 2.9 4.5 3.3 1.5 2.8 5.9 6.2 9 8 3 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 .5 .8 1.2 .2 1.3 .1 •- .1 .1 .1 .3 .3 .9

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BASE TOTAL RESPONDENTS 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY AGE WITHIN SFx, ANNUAL FAMILY INComE

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BY OWNERSHIP OF GUNS--INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD

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BASE FOR PERCENTAGES--ACTUAL 2020 38 7 1633 460 1560 1296 337 264 123 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

BASE FOR PERCENTAGES--WEIGHTED 2020 406 1614 427 1594 1310 303 283 123

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 OG NOT RECALL NEW LEGISLATION 1499 234 1265 288 1211 1043 222 168 66

ON GUS CONTROL LAWS 74.2 57.5 78.4 67.5 76.0 79.6 73.3 59.2 53.5

DO RECALL: 521 173 348 38 383 267 81 115 57

25.8 42.5 21.6 32.5 24.0 20.4 26.7 40.8 46.5

DO NOT REMEMBER ANY sEcrIoNs 26 4 22 3 23 19 3 4

1.3 1.0 1.4 .7 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.4

DO REMEM5ER ONE OR MORE: 495 169 326 135 360 248 78 111 57

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BASE TOTAL RESPONDENTS 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY OWNERSHIP OF GUNS-INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLD

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BASE FoR PERCENTAGES-WEIGHTED 2020 406 1614

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BY RECALL OF ADVERTISING ABOUT GUN CONTROL

TOTAL

GUN CONTROL ADVERTISING--

DO NOT RECALL RECALL

BASE FOR PERCENTAGES--ACIUAL 2020 368 1652

100.0 100.0 100.0.

BASE FOR PERCENTAGES-WEIGHTED 2020 381 1639

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DO NOT RECALL NEW LEGISLATION 1499 220 1279

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GUN CONTROL ADVERTISING--

DO NOT RECALL RECALL

BASE FOR PERCENTAGES .--WEIGHTED 2020 381 1639 100.0 100.0 100.0

TEST/COURSE ON FIREARM 47 13 33

HANDLING 2.3 3.4 2.0

MORE SEVERE PENALITIES 6 2 4

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SOME wEAPONS ARE NOW 17 6 11

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POSSIBLE LEGISSATURE--ANY 52 8 44

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1.5 1.2 1.5

ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE MAY 25 4 21

HANE A GUN 1.2 1.1 1.3

INCORRECT-ANY 276 88 189

13.7 23.0 11.5

GUNS HAVE TO BE REGISTERED 193 63 130

(UNSPECIFIED) 9.5 16.6 7.9

HUNTING GUNS TO BE 23 8 15

REGISTERED 1.1 2.0 .9

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ALI. GUN OWNERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE LOCAL POLICE--

YES 1295 104 345 497 208 142 1055 473 221 131 111 120 240 61 179 64.1 56.4 61.7 67.9 64.3 64.0 67.8 73.1 64.9 66.6 66.8 58.3 51.7 54.0 50.9 NO 353 32 97 104 84 41 243 76 64 34 31 38 115 37 78 17.7 17.5 17.3 14.2 26.0 18.4 15.6 11.8 18.7 17.3 18.6 18.6 24.7 32.3 22.2 DoN'T KNOW 367 48 117 131 32 39 257 98 56 32 24 47 110 15 95 18.2 26.0 21.0 17.9 9.7 17.6 16.5 15.1 16.3 16.2 14.6 23.1 23.7 13.6 26.9

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AIDED AwARENEss OF ITEMS RELATED To GUN coNTRoL 0.3

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AIDED AWARENESS OF RELATIVE ITEMS: 2020 1012 277 340 395 1008 209 410 389 550 435 714 282 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2020 996 270 382 345 1024 262 386 376 480 445 751 303 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

ALL GUN OWNERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE LOCAL POLICE--

YES 1295 636 180 248 208 660 183 240 237 308 275 490 194 64.1 63.8 66.8 64.8 60.3 64.5 69.9 62.1 63.0 64.2 61.9 65.2 64.1 358 209 55 84 71 148 30 76 42 68 77 139 64 17.7 21.0 20.3 22.0 20.5 14.5 11.4 19.8 11.2 14.2 17.4 18.6 21.2 NO 367 151 35 50 66 215 49 70 97 104 92 122 45 18.2 15.2 12.9 13.1 19.3 21.0 18.6 18.1 25.7 21.7 20.8 16.2 14.7 918 496 131 194 171 422 102 141 179 207 192 367 135 45.5 49.3 48.4 50.9 49.6 41.3 38.8 36.7 47.7 43.1 43.1 48.8 44.7 423 211 66 80 65 212 52 113 47 93 86 152 84 20.9 21.2 24.4 20.9 18.9 20.7 19.9 29.4 12.4 19.5 19.3 20.2 27.6 'DON'T KNOW 679 290 73 108 109 3.89 108 131 150 180 « 16? 232 84 33.6 29.1 27.2 28.2 31.5 38.0 41.3 33.9 .39.9 37.5 37.6 30.9 27.7 (CONTINUED)

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BASE TOTAL RESPONDENTS 15 YEARS OF AGE AND oVER

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BASE FOR PERCENTAGES-WEIGHTED 2020 996 270 382 345 1024 262 386 376 480 445 751 303 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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YES

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THERE ARE PENALTIES FOR THE

UNSAFE HANDLING AND STORAGE

OF GUNS 952 488 100 194 194 463 121 143 194 234 200 370 127 47.1 49.0 37.2 50.7 56.3 45.3 46.2 38.4 51.7 48.8 45.0 49.3 41.9 508 289 109 117 63 219 52 115 52 83 112, 204 100 25.2 29.0 40.3 30.7 18.3 21.4 19.9 29.7 13.9 17.3 25.1 27.2 33.1 560 219 61 71 37 341 89 123 129 163 133 177 76 27.7 22.0 22.5 18.6 25.4 33.3 33.8 31.9 34.4 33.9 29.9 23.5 25.1 YES 1280 669 176 264 229 612 164 233 214 271 276 493 214 63.4 67.1 65.2 69.1 66.4 59.7 b2.6 60.5 57.0 56.5 62.2 65.7 70.7 NO 219 115 31 44 41 104 25 44 35 46 41 87 38 10.8 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.8 10.2 9.4 11.5 9.4 9.5 9.3 11.6 12.7 DON'T KNOW 521 213 63 74 75 308 73 108 127 163 127 170 50 25.8 21.4 23.4 19.5 21.8 30.1 28.0 28.0 33.7 34.0 23.5 22.7 16.6

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BUT A GUN WILL HAVE TO OBTAIN A CERTI-FICATE FROM THE LOCAL POLICE.

YES 1154 572 152 226 194 583 148 211 223 283 253 424 166 57.1 57.4 56.3 59.1 56.3 56.9 56.5 54.7 59.4 59.1 57.0 56.5 54.9 NO