This statistic shows the opinion of Americans in October 2015 on whether or not they would favor a law which would require universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S. using a centralized database across all 50 states. In October 2015, 86 percent of the respondents stated that they would favor such a law.
Would you favor universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S.?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Favor
86%
Oppose
12%
No opinion
2%
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The original question was posed as follows: "Would you favor or oppose a law which would require universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S. using a centralized database across all 50 states?"
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Gallup. (October 20, 2015). Would you favor universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S.? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/478383/us-public-opinion-on-background-checks-for-all-gun-purchases/
Gallup. "Would you favor universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S.?." Chart. October 20, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478383/us-public-opinion-on-background-checks-for-all-gun-purchases/
Gallup. (2015). Would you favor universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S.?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478383/us-public-opinion-on-background-checks-for-all-gun-purchases/
Gallup. "Would You Favor Universal Background Checks for All Gun Purchases in The U.S.?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478383/us-public-opinion-on-background-checks-for-all-gun-purchases/
Gallup, Would you favor universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S.? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/478383/us-public-opinion-on-background-checks-for-all-gun-purchases/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Would you favor universal background checks for all gun purchases in the U.S.? [Graph], Gallup, October 20, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/478383/us-public-opinion-on-background-checks-for-all-gun-purchases/
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