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- Title
One-Gun-A-Month: Measuring Public Opinion Concerning a Gun Control Initiative.
- Authors
Kauder, Neal B.
- Abstract
State lawmakers in Virginia recently approved a measure to limit to one the number of handguns a person can purchase within a thirty day period. In the months preceding the law's approval, a survey was conducted to measure the level of public support for the proposed initiative. The results of the survey were provided to lawmakers and other high level government officials in an effort to provide policymakers with objective data for gauging support (or non-support) for the proposal. Past public opinion polls which have measured attitudes concerning gun control reveal differences in the levels of support with regard to such factors as individual gun ownership and region of residence. The following research reveals the sentiment of one State's citizenry toward a specific handgun control measure by focusing on how responses varied across selected sub-groups within the sample.
- Subjects
VIRGINIA; GUN control; PUBLIC opinion; FIREARMS ownership; LEGISLATORS; PUBLIC support
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 1993, Vol 11, Issue 4, p353
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2370110403