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Table 4 Percentage of gun owners who would only support background checks if specific provisions were present

From: Gun owners’ assessment of gun safety policy: their underlying principles and detailed opinions

Opinion

Agree (%)

95% Confidence interval

I would only support a universal background check law if it included an exemption to allow the sale and transfer of guns to a family member without a background check

21.1

(18.0–24.5)

I would only support a universal background check law that did NOT exempt sales to family members if private sellers were given privacy-protected access to the NICS database, whereby a green light or red light would appear to indicate whether the person is eligible

17.0

(14.3–20.0)

I would only support a universal background check law if it provided a way to sell or transfer firearms to family members without having to go through a federally licensed dealer (FFL)

25.0

(21.8–28.6)

I would only support a universal background check law if it did not result in the creation of a firearm registry (i.e., if a permanent record was kept of the name of the buyer and the type/model of guns purchased)

21.5

(18.5–24.9)

I would only support a universal background check law if it required a timely response from the NICS check system, such as within 72 h

25.7

(22.5–29.1)