Table 7 Percentage of gun owners who would only support concealed carry permit laws 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 concealed carry permit law if it required live firearm shooting training as part of the procedure to obtain the permit | 34.0 | (30.6–37.6) |
I would only support a concealed carry permit 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 of types of handguns that they own) | 22.6 | (19.6–26.0) |
I would only support a concealed carry permit law if it was “shall issue,” meaning that law enforcement officials would have no discretion to deny a permit if the applicant met all the specified criteria, such as not having a history of a violent crime | 28.2 | (24.9–31.7) |
I would only support a concealed carry permit law if it included perks associated with the carry permit, such as waiving of the normal waiting period for purchase of a gun | 18.1 | (15.4–21.3) |
I would only support a concealed carry permit law if the permit was available at low cost | 23.6 | (20.6–26.9) |
I would only support a concealed carry permit law if it allowed the application procedure to be completed online | 10.5 | (8.3–13.1) |