Gun laws
Q. Do you think Australian gun ownership laws are too strong, not strong enough or about right?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|||
Too strong |
6% |
5% |
6% |
1% |
13% |
||
Not strong enough |
45% |
47% |
48% |
30% |
47% |
||
About right |
40% |
37% |
41% |
61% |
35% |
||
Don’t know |
10% |
11% |
5% |
8% |
6% |
45% think Australia’s gun laws are not strong enough and 40% think they are about right. Only 6% think they are too strong.
Those most likely to think the gun laws are not strong enough were aged 55+ (64%) and live in NSW (52%).
Those most likely to think the gun laws are about right were women (45%), aged 18-34 (53%), Greens voters (61%) and live in Victoria (48%).

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