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Question Would you favor or oppose a law which would require a person to obtain a police permit before he or she could buy a gun?
Values
[1]favor[2]oppose[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 2021 |
| A/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | favor | oppose | don't know | no answer | iap | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 1131 | 431 | 48 | 3 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 1099 | 371 | 25 | 9 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 1112 | 347 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 1096 | 354 | 38 | 2 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 1068 | 404 | 21 | 6 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 1094 | 405 | 29 | 2 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1980 | 1018 | 421 | 28 | 1 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 1347 | 467 | 40 | 6 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1984 | 1034 | 396 | 37 | 6 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 1105 | 406 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | 1304 | 476 | 36 | 3 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 717 | 230 | 26 | 4 | 504 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 803 | 212 | 16 | 2 | 504 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 719 | 179 | 16 | 3 | 455 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 801 | 175 | 12 | 5 | 524 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 870 | 185 | 19 | 1 | 531 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 1551 | 406 | 31 | 8 | 996 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 1544 | 338 | 37 | 4 | 981 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 1535 | 302 | 42 | 3 | 950 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 1479 | 332 | 46 | 4 | 956 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 737 | 179 | 7 | 1 | 1841 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 709 | 182 | 6 | 1 | 1914 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 1568 | 395 | 35 | 5 | 2507 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 1050 | 283 | 18 | 1 | 671 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 947 | 324 | 9 | 1 | 763 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 944 | 339 | 21 | 4 | 666 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 1224 | 469 | 17 | 4 | 824 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 1330 | 528 | 25 | 7 | 977 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 1102 | 439 | 26 | 7 | 774 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 2686 | 1306 | 7 | - | - | 33 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1643 | 659 | 24 | 6 | 1203 | 9 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1523 | 668 | 31 | 7 | 1067 | 13 | 3309 |
| Total | 37890 | 12608 | 810 | 127 | 19608 | 55 | 71098 |