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Table 6 Attitudes towards firearm violence prevention policies by gun model category (percentages and 95% confidence intervals)

From: The descriptive epidemiology of brand-specific gun ownership in the US: results from the 2019 National Lawful Use of Guns Survey

Policy

Gun ownership category

No identified gun model

Recreation

Defense

Tactical

Supports large capacity magazine ban

47.0%* (41.6, 52.5)

28.9%*† (24.9, 33.4)

14.6%*† (10.2, 20.3)

47.3% (43.5, 51.0)

Supports assault weapon ban

46.5%* (41.1, 52.0)

35.2%*† (30.8, 39.9)

18.0%*† (13.2, 23.9)

50.5% (46.7, 54.3)

Supports banning concealed carry on college campuses

42.9%*† (37.6, 48.4)

29.7%*‡ (25.5, 34.2)

22.4%†§ (17.2, 28.6)

40.7%ठ(37.1, 44.4)

Supports ban on gun purchase by anyone less than 21

33.6%* (28.5, 39.2)

38.2% (33.6, 42.9)

32.5% (26.2, 39.4)

45.0%*†‡ (41.2, 48.8)

Supports universal background checks

77.4%* (72.7, 81.5)

75.8% (71.6, 79.6)

61.0%*†‡ (54.0, 67.5)

78.0% (74.6, 81.0)

Supports permit requirement to purchase a firearm

52.3%* (46.8, 57.7)

52.5% (47.7, 57.2)

41.7%*†‡ (34.9, 48.7)

57.3% (53.5, 61.0)

Supports red flag laws (extreme risk protection order laws)

81.5%* (76.8, 85.4)

83.3% (79.5, 86.6)

72.6%*†‡ (65.7, 78.6)

82.9% (79.7, 85.7)

Political party

 Republican

52.1% (46.6, 57.5)

54.2% (49.4, 58.9)

55.9% (48.9, 62.7)

47.7% (44.0, 51.5)

 Independent

23.0% (18.6, 28.0)

20.4% (16.7, 24.6)

25.1% (19.6, 31.5)

23.7% (20.5, 27.3)

 Democrat

25.0% (20.6, 29.9)

25.5% (21.5, 30.0)

19.0%* (14.2, 24.9)

28.6%* (25.3, 32.1)

  1. *Values are significantly different at p < 0.05
  2. Values are significantly different at p < 0.05
  3. Values are significantly different at p < 0.05
  4. §Values are significantly different at p < 0.05