July 2012. Gun owners support common-sense public safety measures – in contrast to public perception. - Gun owners – including significant majorities.

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July 2012

Gun owners support common-sense public safety measures – in contrast to public perception. - Gun owners – including significant majorities of NRA members – support laws protecting public safety. - Gun owners believe personal freedom and public safety can – and should – coexist.

Gun owners believe 2 nd Amendment rights and public safety laws can coexist. 15% 85% Agree Disagree TotalNon-NRANRA 85%83%87%AGREE 10%9%12%DISAGREE Support for 2 nd Amendment rights goes hand-in-hand with keeping illegal guns out of the hands of criminals.

Over half (53%) of non- NRA members and 57% of NRA members believe the statement, “Everyone who wants to buy a gun has to pass a background check to complete the purchase” is true. They’re wrong. Gun owners’ knowledge of existing laws is tenuous.

Gun owners support common-sense public safety measures to keep guns away from criminals. TotalNon-NRANRA 82%87%74% Requiring a criminal background check of anyone purchasing a gun. 80% 79% Requiring gun retailers to perform background checks on all employees to ensure they are not felons.

Gun owners support common-sense public safety measures to keep guns away from criminals. TotalNon-NRANRA 76%80%71% Prohibiting people on the terrorist watch list from purchasing guns. 68%71%64% A proposal requiring gun owners to alert police if their guns are lost or stolen.

Gun owners support common-sense standards for who should carry a concealed, loaded weapon in public. TOTAL NON- NRA NRA 80%84%74% Concealed carry permits should only be granted to applicants who have completed gun safety training. 69%74%63% Concealed carry permits should only be granted to applicants 21 years old or older.

Gun owners support common-sense standards for who should carry a concealed, loaded weapon in public. TOTA L NON-NRANRA 78%81%75% Concealed carry permits should only be granted to applicants who have NOT committed any violent misdemeanors, such as assault. 73%78%68% Concealed carry permits should only be granted to applicants who do NOT have prior arrests for domestic violence.

Methodology We polled 945 gun owners nationwide (margin of error + 3%) in May The sample was divided evenly by gun owners who were current or lapsed members of the NRA, and non-NRA gun owners.

it’s not what you say it’s what people hear