Survey of cops about guns

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Pretty interesting

https://ddq74coujkv1i.cloudfront.net/p1_gunsurveysummary_2013.pdf



PoliceOne’s Gun Policy & Law Enforcement survey was conducted between March 4 and March 13, 2013. More than 15,000 officers completed the survey, which was promoted by PoliceOne exclusively to its 400,000 registered members, comprised of verified law enforcement professionals. Only current, former or retired law enforcement personnel were eligible to participate in the survey. The survey sample size was broadly distributed by geography and rank in proportion to the U.S. law enforcement community at large. Respondents comprised a variety of ranks from departments of all sizes, with the majority representing departments of greater than 500 officers. Of those that took the survey, 80 percent were current law enforcement officers and 20 percent were former/retired law enforcement.

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6. Do you think a federal ban on manufacture and sale of ammunition magazines that hold
more than 10 rounds would reduce violent crime?
Response
Percent
Response
Count
Yes 2.7% 391
No 95.7% 14,013
Unsure 1.6% 238
answered question 14,642



20. On a scale of one to five —one being low and five being high —how important do you
think legally-armed citizens are to reducing crime rates overall:
Response
Percent
Response
Count
1 4.7% 665
2 4.9% 701
3 14.0% 1,981
4 21.7% 3,082
5 54.7% 7,771
answered question 14,200

22. Considering the particulars of recent tragedies like Newtown and Aurora, what level of
impact do you think a legally-armed citizen could have made? Choose the statement that
you feel is most accurate:
Response
Percent
Response
Count
Innocent casualties would likely
have been avoided altogether 6.2% 865
Casualties would likely have
been reduced 80.0% 11,215
There would have been no
difference in outcome 4.1% 568
An active gunfight might have
resulted in greater loss of innocent
lives
5.5% 767
Unsure or prefer not to answer 4.3% 607
answered question 14,022