A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram poll found strong support in Maine for some restrictions on gun ownership. The poll of 600 Maine residents was conducted by Critical Insights between Jan. 7 and Jan. 9 and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points. The entire poll results can be found here:
Do you have a gun in your home or anywhere else on your property such as a garage, storage shed or barn?
Gun on property
No gun on property
Unsure/Refused
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
Do you personally own a gun or is the gun or guns in your household the property of another household member?
Personally Own
Owned by others in HH
No guns in HH
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
Which of the following statements comes closest to your view? There should be no restrictions on owning guns. There should be some restrictions on owning guns. All guns should be illegal for everyone except police and authorized personnel.
No restrictions
Some restrictions
Illegal
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
Have the shootings in Connecticut made you more likely to support stricter gun control laws, less likely to support stricter gun control laws, or has your opinion on gun control not changed as a result of the shootings in Connecticut?
More likely
Less likely
No change
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
Please tell me if you would favor or oppose the following proposal: Banning semi-automatic guns, which automatically reload when the trigger is pulled.
Favor
Oppose
Unsure
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
Please tell me if you would favor or oppose the following proposal: Banning the possession of handguns except by law enforcement officers.
Favor
Oppose
Unsure
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
Please tell me if you would favor or oppose the following proposal: Banning high-capacity ammunition clips that can hold more than 10 bullets.
Favor
Oppose
Unsure
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
Please tell me if you would favor or oppose the following proposal: Banning bullets that explode or are designed to penetrate bullet-proof vests.
Favor
Oppose
Unsure
Maine: 2013 MTM/Critical Insights Poll
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