The share of Americans who feel that there should be a law banning the private possession of handguns has been on the decline. In 1990, about 41 percent of surveyed Americans felt that there should be a law that would ban the private possession of handguns. In 2023, only 27 percent of respondents felt the same way.
Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons?
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Gallup. (October 23, 2023). Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221722/us-public-opinion-on-a-law-that-bans-private-handgun-possession/
Gallup. "Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons?." Chart. October 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221722/us-public-opinion-on-a-law-that-bans-private-handgun-possession/
Gallup. (2023). Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221722/us-public-opinion-on-a-law-that-bans-private-handgun-possession/
Gallup. "Do You Think There Should or Should Not Be a Law That Would Ban The Possession of Handguns, except by The Police and Other Authorized Persons?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221722/us-public-opinion-on-a-law-that-bans-private-handgun-possession/
Gallup, Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221722/us-public-opinion-on-a-law-that-bans-private-handgun-possession/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons? [Graph], Gallup, October 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221722/us-public-opinion-on-a-law-that-bans-private-handgun-possession/
