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LETTERS, Page 11A Vote for Regulation
In conjunction with our cover story "Death by Guns," which
reported 464 fatalities in the first week of May, TIME asked its
readers if they favored regulation of firearms. So far, 11,159
people have taken part in our survey. To the question Should there
be any restrictions at all on the possession of guns?, 9,992 said
yes and 1,238 voted no. Support was only slightly less for a
waiting period for the purchase of guns, registration of all guns
and mandatory firearm-safety training; 9,838 readers backed those
measures, and 1,321 opposed them.
In favor of any restrictions:
YES: 89%
NO: 11%
Support additional regulations:
YES: 88%
NO: 12%