Firearm researcher survey results
| N | Question | Disagree* (%) | Neither agree nor disagree (%) | Agree† (%) | I don't know (%) | Evidence strong‡ (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150 | ‘In the United States a gun in the home increases the risk of suicide’ | 8 | 8 | 84% | – | 63 |
| 2 | 122 | ‘In the United States, guns are used in self-defense far more often than they are used in crime’ | 73 | 11 | 8% | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | 140 | ‘The change in state-level concealed carry laws in the United States over the past few decades from more restrictive to more permissive has reduced crime rates’ | 62 | 11 | 9% | 18 | 24 |
| 4 | 102 | ‘In the United States, having a gun in the home increases the risk that a woman living in the home will be a victim of homicide’ | 11 | 6 | 72% | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | 119 | ‘Safe storage (e.g., unloaded, locked up) of firearms in the home reduces the likelihood of suicide’ | 17 | 9 | 65% | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | 96 | ‘The Eddie Eagle gun safety educational program for children effectively reduces gun accidents’ | 26 | 9 | 9% | 56 | 12 |
| 7 | 85 | ‘Periodically the Gallup poll asks this exact question of the general public. Please give your own opinion. “Do you think having a gun in the house makes it safer or a more dangerous place to be?”’ | Safer 5 | It depends 31 | More dangerous 64% | 1 | 64 |
| 8 | 85 | ‘Strong gun laws help reduce homicide’ | 12 | 12 | 71% | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | 108 | ‘Internationally, and in the United States, evidence indicates that background checks can help keep guns out of the hands of a significant number of violent people’ | 16 | 10 | 60% | 13 | 31 |
| 10 | 114 | ‘Carrying a gun on your person outside the home generally reduces the risk of being killed’ | 76 | 8 | 12% | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | 106 | ‘In states/nations with strong gun laws, gun used in crime often come from states/nations with weak gun laws’ | 13 | 8 | 58% | 20 | 34 |
| 12 | 101 | ‘If more citizens are armed with guns, that will reduce the rates of robbery and burglary’ | 80 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 41 |
| 13 | 99 | ‘In the United States, the proliferation of guns and permissive gun policies have created a serious public health problem’ | 13 | 3 | 84% | 0 | 70 |
| 14 | 97 | ‘The carrying of firearms by regular citizens enhances public safety’ | 90 | 4 | 5% | 1 | 50 |
| 15 | 108 | ‘Less than 10% of interpersonal violent acts with a gun are committed by individuals with serious mental illness’ | 13 | 4 | 67% | 17 | 42 |
*Disagree=disagree or strongly disagree.
†Agree=agree or strongly agree.
‡Evidence Strong=evidence strong or very strong.