1. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
02.18.13

2. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Who was Involved?
Composed based on data
from 2.4.2013 – 2.15.2013
611 Participants
Buzz Marketing Gun Control Report 2013 9,000 Panelists
is based on qualitative and quantitative 54% Female
research conducted with more than 600 46% Male
buzzSpotters® throughout the United
States during the month of February, 2013.
This report is available for download at Survey fielded online
www.buzzmg.com/reports.
Ages 18-34
18-22
21%
23-26
33%
27-30
24%
31-34
22%

3. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Location
CA
NJ
12%
4%
Rest
of
the
USA
26%
NY
11%
TX
IL
9%
10%
OH
PA
GA
FL
7%
7%
5%
9%

4. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Ethnicity
Hispanic
Mixed
9%
3%
Asian
American
7%
Black
16%
White
65%

5. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Marital Status
Divorced
2%
Single
Married
33%
31%
In
a
relaSonshi
DaSng
p
5%
29%

6. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Education
Masters
Other
Degree
5%
10%
High
school
diploma
29%
Bachelors
Associates
Degree
Degree
43%
13%

7. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Employment
Freelance
Unemployed
6%
7%
Working
part-­‐
A
student
Sme
14%
15%
Self-­‐
employed
4%
Working
full-­‐
Sme
55%

8. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Household Income
45%
22%
20%
3%
5%
3%
1%
Less
than
$8,000
-­‐
$33,000-­‐
$82,000
-­‐
$170,000
-­‐
More
than
I
don't
want
to
$8,000
$33,000
$82,000
$170,000
$370,000
$370,000
specify

9. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Do you own a firearm?
78%
22%
Yes
No

10. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Do you know anyone who
owns a firearm?
87%
13%
Yes
No

11. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Have you ever fired a gun?
62%
38%
Yes
No

12. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Do you think that banning
firearms would reduce
crime?
70%
30%
Yes
No

13. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should our constitutional
right to bear arms override
any modern day laws
banning firearms?
Yes
No
50%
50%

14. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should there be a limit to
the quantity of weapons a
person can own?
64%
36%
Yes
No

15. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should there be a limit to
the quantity of ammunition a
person can own?
60%
40%
Yes
No

16. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
How often should a gun
license be renewed?
49%
22%
18%
5%
6%
Every
year
Every
other
year
Every
5
years
Every
10
years
Never

17. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should gun ownership be
subject to regulations such
as background checks?
95%
5%
Yes
No

18. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should gun ownership be
subject to regulations such
as firearms safety classes?
89%
11%
Yes
No

19. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should people who have
been convicted of a crime be
able to purchase firearms?
78%
22%
Yes
No

20. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should people who have
mental illnesses be able to
purchase firearms?
90%
10%
Yes
No

21. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Do you think there should
be a federal database to
track gun sales and
purchases?
82%
18%
Yes
No

22. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should semi-automatic and
assault-style weapons like
the ones used in the
Colorado massacre be
banned completely?
62%
38%
Yes
No

23. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Should we put armed guards
in public schools for
protection?
Yes
46%
No
54%

24. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Do you think that violent
music contributes to gun
violence in the USA?
72%
28%
Yes
No

25. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Do you think that violent
video games contribute to
gun violence in the USA?
58%
42%
Yes
No

26. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Do you think that violent tv
shows and movies contribute
to gun violence in the USA?
Yes
45%
No
55%

27. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
If Congress passed a law to
take away your guns, would
you give them up?
68%
32%
Yes
No

28. Gun Control Report 2013
What Millennials Really Think About Gun Control
Key Findings
Our Millennials are very familiar with guns and Fewer guns doesn’t mean less crime. 64% of our
chances are if they haven’t had any first hand Millennials believe that there should be a limit on
experience, they know someone who has. the amount of weapons an individual can own and
Although only 22% of our Millennials own 60% believe there should be a limit on
firearms, 87% of them know someone who owns ammunition. However, only 30% believe that
a firearm and 62% of them have fired a gun at banning firearms would actually reduce crime.
least once before.
95% of our Millennials agree that gun ownership should be
subject to background checks and obtaining licenses however they
can’t seem to agree on what types of weapons should be legal.
Only 62% said that assault-style and semi-automatic guns should
be banned completely.While 68% admitted they would not give
up their firearms even if Congress passed a law requiring them to
do so.

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