Vernick J S, Teret S P, Howard K A, Teret M D, Wintemute G J
Injury Prevention Center, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore.
Health Aff (Millwood). 1993 Winter;12(4):198-208. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.12.4.198.
Faced with the national epidemic of gun violence, legislators should be especially sensitive to their constituents' support for various policy options. This support is best evidenced by well-conducted public opinion polls. We review public opinion polls on gun policy since 1987. Although the public support for a number of promising interventions targeting the design and manufacture of firearms has not been meaningfully investigated, strong support is evidenced for most other gun-control options. The public also believes, contrary to Supreme Court rulings, that the Second Amendment to the Constitution protects a broad individual right to bear arms.
面对全国性的枪支暴力问题，立法者应格外关注选民对各种政策选项的支持。这种支持最有力的证据是精心开展的民意调查。我们回顾了自1987年以来有关枪支政策的民意调查。尽管针对枪支设计和制造的一些有前景的干预措施尚未得到公众支持的有效调查，但其他大多数枪支管制选项都得到了有力支持。与最高法院的裁决相反，公众也认为宪法第二修正案保护广泛的个人持枪权利。
