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CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL For release: Thursday, January 17, 2013 7:00 am EST Gun Policy: Universal Background Checks and Armed Guards January 11-15, 2012

Americans o verwhelmi ngly favor un iversal bac kground che cks on all p otential gu n buye rs, one of the proposals President Barack Obama put forward as part of his plans to help curb gun violence. 92% favor background checks for all potential gun buyers, while just 7% are opposed. The poll

was conducted before the President’s press conference on We

dnesday.

Background Checks on All Potential Gun Buyers

Favor 92% Oppose 7 There is support for universal background checks across political party lines, and among Americans w ho have a gun in th eir house hold. 85 % of those living in a househ old with a n NRA member favor background checks.

Background Checks on All Potential Gun Buyers

Total Reps Dems Inds Gun Households NRA Households Favor 92% 89% 93% 93% 93% 85% Oppose 7 10 6 5 6 13 In addition, 74% of Americans think more armed security guards would help at least some to prevent mass shootings in public places such as schools, movie theaters, and malls. More than a third thinks it w ould help reduce such shootings a lot. Republicans, Democrats, and independents hold similar views on this.

Armed Security Guards Would Reduce Mass Shootings

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Total Reps Dems Ind A lot 35% 36% 34% 36% Some 39 42 38 39 Not much/at all 25 21 28 25 _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _____

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