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Favor or oppose gun permits

Source: R/gss_vars_33.R
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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

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

ballotsyears
A/B/C2021
A/C/-1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024
Full1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for gunlaw.

Counts by year:

yearfavoropposedon't knowno answeriapskipped on webTotal
19721131431483--1613
19731099371259--1504
19741112347187--1484
19751096354382--1490
19761068404216--1499
19771094405292--1530
19801018421281--1468
19821347467406--1860
19841034396376--1473
19851105406194--1534
19871304476363--1819
1988717230264504-1481
1989803212162504-1537
1990719179163455-1372
1991801175125524-1517
1993870185191531-1606
19941551406318996-2992
19961544338374981-2904
19981535302423950-2832
20001479332464956-2817
2002737179711841-2765
2004709182611914-2812
200615683953552507-4510
20081050283181671-2023
201094732491763-2044
2012944339214666-1974
20141224469174824-2538
20161330528257977-2867
20181102439267774-2348
2021268613067--334032
20221643659246120393544
Total3636711940779120185414267789

See also

Other Core: capfirm, courts, courtsy, crimfirm, crimimp, criminfo, gunfirm, gunimp, guninfo

Other Guns: gunfirm, gunimp, guninfo