Table 6 Percentage of gun owners who would only support permits to purchase or possess a gun 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 permit to purchase law if it required live firearm shooting training to obtain the license or permit | 24.6 | (21.5–28.0) |
I would only support a permit to purchase law if it exempted gun owners who have a permit from the need for a background check when purchasing or borrowing a gun from a family member | 19.3 | (16.5–22.5) |
I would only support a permit to purchase law if it exempted gun owners who have a permit from the need for a background check when purchasing any new gun | 22.0 | (19.0–25.4) |
I would only support a permit to purchase law if it could not be used to create a registry of firearms owned by each gun owner (i.e., the name of the person getting the license would be linked to the number and type of firearms that they purchase) | 18.9 | (16.1–22.0) |
I would only support a permit to purchase law if it included perks associated with the permit, such as waiving of the normal waiting period for purchase of a gun | 15.5 | (12.9–18.5) |
I would only support a permit to purchase law if the permit were available at low cost | 24.7 | (21.6–28.1) |
I would only support a permit to purchase law if it allowed the permitting process to be completed online | 13.5 | (11.0–16.4) |