Should background check be required for private gun sale

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Source

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

Details

Question In most states a gun owner may legally sell his or her gun without proof that the buyer has passed a criminal history check. How strongly do you favor or oppose a law that required private gun sales to be subject to the same background check requirements as sales by licensed dealers? Do youâ€¦

Values

1 strongly favor
2 favor
3 neither favor nor oppose
4 oppose
5 strongly 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

year	ballots	availability
2006	A/B/C	full

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