June 30, 2016 - Overwhelming Support For No-Fly, No-Buy Gun Law, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Background Checks Tops 90 Percent Again PDF format Additional Trend Information People on the government's terrorist watch list should not be allowed by purchase guns, American voters say 86 - 12 percent, including 83 - 14 percent among voters in households where there is a gun, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released today. "It's possible to make new gun laws without interfering with gun rights," voters say 64 - 28 percent, including 59 - 33 percent among voters in gun households, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. There is no listed party, gender, age, education or racial group which disagrees with either of these two findings. American voters support 93 - 6 percent, including 92 - 8 percent among voters in gun households, "requiring background checks for all gun buyers." Support is 90 percent or higher among every listed group. Support for universal background checks ranges from 88 percent to 93 percent in eight Quinnipiac University national polls conducted since the Sandy Hook massacre in December, 2012. "The people have spoken time and again, but nothing changes," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "American voters clearly are worried about guns. They want to make it harder for bad people to get them and believe it can be done without penalizing legitimate gun owners." American voters support stricter gun laws in the U.S. 54 - 42 percent, the highest level of support ever for this generic question. There is a huge gender gap as women support stricter gun laws 63 - 33 percent, with men opposed 51 - 45 percent. Voters in gun households oppose stricter gun laws 56 - 39 percent. Results for more specific gun questions are: 59 - 37 percent support for a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons; 47 percent say an assault weapons ban would help reduce gun violence and 49 percent say it would not be effective; 62 - 35 percent believe that expanding background checks would help reduce gun violence; 57 percent say it's too easy to buy a gun in the U.S., while 36 percent say it's about right; 52 percent say the U.S. would be less safe if more people carried guns, while 40 percent say the U.S. would be safer; 38 percent have a favorable opinion of the National Rifle Assn., with 36 percent unfavorable. Attitudes on Muslims American voters oppose 52 - 40 percent temporarily banning Muslims who are not citizens from entering the U.S. Republicans support a ban 73 - 22 percent. Opposed are Democrats 80 - 13 percent and independent voters 52 - 38 percent. There is a small gender gap as both men and women oppose a ban. White voters are divided 47 - 47 percent. Opposition is 73 - 16 percent among black voters and 61 - 31 percent among Hispanic voters. Government anti-terror policies have not gone far enough to protect the country, 62 percent of voters say, while 26 percent say anti-terror policies have gone too far in restricting civil liberties. Mainstream Islam is a peaceful religion, 55 percent of voters say, while 28 percent believe mainstream Islam encourage violence against non-Muslims. American voters disagree 65 - 29 percent with Donald Trump's suggestion that President Barack Obama may sympathize with terrorist organizations such as ISIS. Republicans are the only listed group to agree, 55 - 33 percent. Voters agree 51 - 43 percent with Hillary Clinton's suggestion that making inflammatory anti-Muslim remarks is exactly what terrorists want us to do. From June 21 - 27, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,610 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. Visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling or www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll Call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 48% 8% 91% 47% 43% 54% 52% 45% Disapprove 48 89 7 49 55 41 44 51 DK/NA 4 3 2 5 2 5 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 65% 52% 43% 35% 35% 46% 41% 91% 55% Disapprove 29 43 54 61 63 49 56 5 39 DK/NA 6 4 3 4 2 5 4 5 6 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 16% 28% 9% 13% 15% 17% 13% 19% Disapprove 78 65 88 81 81 76 83 73 DK/NA 6 7 3 6 4 7 4 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 18% 14% 13% 21% 18% 19% 18% 10% 10% Disapprove 73 81 82 74 79 74 76 86 81 DK/NA 9 6 5 5 4 8 6 4 9 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 34% 6% 70% 27% 28% 40% 37% 32% Disapprove 61 91 26 67 69 54 59 63 DK/NA 5 3 4 6 3 6 4 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 49% 33% 32% 26% 22% 34% 28% 66% 36% Disapprove 44 63 65 69 75 60 67 30 58 DK/NA 7 4 3 5 3 6 5 5 7 31. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 3% 1% 6% 1% 3% 3% 3% 3% Smwht satisfied 28 10 48 27 25 31 31 25 Smwht dissatisfied 28 27 30 29 29 28 29 28 Very dissatisfied 40 61 15 43 42 38 36 43 DK/NA 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied - 3% 4% 3% 1% 2% 2% 9% 2% Smwht satisfied 35 34 25 21 23 29 26 46 30 Smwht dissatisfied 37 29 27 24 30 24 27 28 42 Very dissatisfied 27 34 44 51 46 44 45 17 26 DK/NA 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 41. Do you support or oppose temporarily banning Muslims who are not citizens from entering the U.S.? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 40% 73% 13% 38% 43% 38% 34% 46% Oppose 52 22 80 52 50 53 58 46 DK/NA 8 6 7 9 7 9 8 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 26% 37% 45% 52% 50% 44% 47% 16% 31% Oppose 68 59 45 37 44 49 47 73 61 DK/NA 6 4 9 11 6 7 7 11 7 42. What concerns you more about the government's anti-terrorism policies that they have gone too far in restricting the average person's civil liberties, or that they have not gone far enough to adequately protect the country? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Gone too far 26% 14% 29% 34% 32% 21% 25% 28% Not gone far enough 62 79 55 55 60 63 60 63 DK/NA 12 7 16 11 9 15 16 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Gone too far 43% 27% 21% 18% 29% 22% 25% 27% 26% Not gone far enough 49 60 68 70 63 62 62 59 69 DK/NA 9 13 12 13 8 16 12 15 5 43. Every religion has mainstream beliefs, and also fringe elements or extremists. Thinking of mainstream Islam, do you think mainstream Islam encourages violence against non-Muslims, or is it a peaceful religion? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Encourages violence 28% 45% 15% 25% 31% 25% 23% 33% Peaceful religion 55 38 70 56 54 56 62 49 DK/NA 17 17 15 18 15 19 15 18 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Encourages violence 21% 26% 28% 33% 34% 28% 31% 14% 24% Peaceful religion 64 62 53 44 52 54 53 59 63 DK/NA 14 12 19 23 13 17 15 27 13 44. Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in the United States? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 54% 26% 83% 54% 45% 63% 59% 50% Oppose 42 69 13 43 51 33 38 45 DK/NA 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 60% 57% 48% 54% 39% 59% 49% 77% 62% Oppose 35 41 48 41 57 37 47 20 31 DK/NA 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 6 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Support 39% 59% 57% 43% Oppose 56 37 40 52 DK/NA 5 4 3 5 45. Do you support or oppose requiring background checks for all gun buyers? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 93% 90% 98% 93% 91% 95% 94% 92% Oppose 6 9 1 6 8 4 5 7 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 94% 93% 94% 94% 90% 94% 92% 96% 96% Oppose 6 7 5 4 9 4 7 3 3 DK/NA - - 1 2 - 2 1 1 1 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Support 92% 93% 94% 92% Oppose 8 6 5 7 DK/NA - 1 1 1 46. Do you support or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 59% 40% 90% 52% 46% 71% 61% 57% Oppose 37 54 10 43 50 25 35 39 DK/NA 4 6 1 5 4 4 4 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 59% 55% 56% 66% 43% 69% 56% 83% 55% Oppose 39 43 39 29 54 27 40 16 44 DK/NA 1 3 5 5 4 5 4 1 1 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Support 42% 62% 60% 54% Oppose 53 35 36 42 DK/NA 5 3 4 4 47. Do you believe that expanding background checks would be effective in reducing gun violence in the U.S., or not? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 62% 42% 86% 62% 56% 68% 65% 60% No 35 53 12 36 41 28 32 37 DK/NA 3 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 72% 61% 61% 57% 54% 66% 60% 71% 70% No 27 34 37 37 44 30 37 25 28 DK/NA 1 4 2 5 2 4 3 4 2 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Yes 53% 65% 62% 58% No 44 32 35 38 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 48. Do you believe that a nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons would be effective in reducing gun violence in the U.S., or not? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 47% 24% 78% 41% 38% 56% 51% 44% No 49 70 18 55 61 37 46 52 DK/NA 4 6 4 3 1 6 3 5 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 47% 46% 45% 52% 34% 55% 45% 66% 40% No 49 51 50 46 65 41 52 26 52 DK/NA 4 3 5 3 1 4 3 8 9 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Yes 32% 50% 48% 42% No 65 45 49 55 DK/NA 3 6 3 3 49. Do you think it is too easy to buy a gun in the U.S. today, too difficult to buy a gun in the U.S. today, or about right? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Too easy 57% 28% 86% 56% 46% 67% 60% 54% Too difficult 3 6 - 4 4 2 3 4 About right 36 60 12 36 46 25 33 38 DK/NA 4 6 1 4 3 5 4 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Too easy 67% 56% 52% 54% 41% 64% 53% 80% 65% Too difficult 2 4 4 2 5 3 4 - - About right 29 36 40 37 52 28 39 18 27 DK/NA 2 3 4 6 2 5 4 2 8 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Too easy 45% 61% 59% 47% Too difficult 5 3 5 3 About right 48 32 32 47 DK/NA 3 4 4 3 50. Do you think any new gun laws will interfere with the right to own guns, or do you think it's possible to make new gun laws without interfering with gun rights? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Will interfere 28% 41% 15% 28% 33% 23% 25% 30% Won't interfere 64 49 80 64 62 66 67 61 NO RIGHT TO OWN(VOL) - - - - - - - - DK/NA 8 10 5 9 5 11 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Will interfere 21% 24% 31% 33% 34% 23% 28% 18% 27% Won't interfere 75 70 62 53 61 67 64 77 61 NO RIGHT TO OWN(VOL) - - - - - - - - - DK/NA 5 6 7 14 6 10 8 5 12 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Will interfere 33% 27% 25% 32% Won't interfere 59 65 69 57 NO RIGHT TO OWN(VOL) - - - - DK/NA 8 8 6 12 51. If more people carried guns, do you think the United States would be safer or less safe? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Safer 40% 67% 12% 41% 50% 30% 35% 44% Less safe 52 23 84 50 43 60 57 47 DK/NA 8 10 4 9 7 10 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Safer 35% 39% 44% 39% 56% 34% 45% 8% 37% Less safe 59 55 46 50 37 55 46 88 56 DK/NA 6 6 9 12 7 11 9 5 7 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Safer 55% 35% 38% 51% Less safe 34 57 55 40 DK/NA 12 9 8 9 52. As you may know, individuals on the U.S. government's terrorist watch list are not allowed to fly on planes. Would you support or oppose banning those on the U.S. government's terrorist watch list from purchasing guns? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 86% 85% 91% 83% 82% 89% 86% 86% Oppose 12 12 8 15 15 9 11 13 DK/NA 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Support 87% 84% 88% 86% 83% 89% 86% 88% 90% Oppose 11 13 10 12 15 9 12 8 9 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Support 83% 84% 87% 87% Oppose 14 15 9 12 DK/NA 2 1 4 2 53. Is your opinion of the National Rifle Association favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 38% 72% 8% 36% 49% 28% 36% 40% Unfavorable 36 7 62 38 33 39 46 27 Hvn't hrd enough 24 19 30 23 17 31 16 31 REFUSED 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 19% 35% 45% 51% 56% 33% 44% 6% 34% Unfavorable 37 41 36 32 31 38 35 45 34 Hvn't hrd enough 43 22 16 15 12 27 20 47 31 REFUSED 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Favorable 55% 31% 37% 50% Unfavorable 27 37 41 27 Hvn't hrd enough 16 30 20 21 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 54. In the wake of the recent Orlando shooting, Donald Trump has suggested that President Obama may sympathize with terrorist organizations such as ISIS. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Agree 29% 55% 4% 29% 31% 26% 25% 32% Disagree 65 33 94 65 63 67 71 60 DK/NA 6 11 1 6 6 6 4 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Agree 16% 26% 31% 38% 37% 32% 34% 2% 22% Disagree 78 68 64 52 56 61 59 97 70 DK/NA 6 6 5 9 7 7 7 - 8 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Agree 39% 25% 27% 37% Disagree 55 68 69 54 DK/NA 6 6 4 9 55. In the wake of the recent Orlando shooting, Hillary Clinton has suggested that making inflammatory anti-Muslim remarks is exactly what the terrorists want us to do. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Agree 51% 21% 78% 51% 47% 54% 53% 49% Disagree 43 72 16 44 47 39 41 45 DK/NA 6 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Agree 60% 55% 47% 43% 43% 51% 48% 78% 52% Disagree 35 40 46 50 51 42 46 19 42 DK/NA 5 5 7 7 6 7 6 3 6 Gun DENSITY............ HsHld Urban Suburb Rural Agree 44% 54% 51% 45% Disagree 51 40 43 47 DK/NA 5 6 6 8 Sample and Methodology detail
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