Most Canadians support removing firearm licenses in cases of domestic violence and harassment and the seizure of firearms from those who may pose societal danger (Senator Dasko/Nanos)

The majority of Canadians support or somewhat support removing a firearms license in cases where there has been domestic violence or criminal harassment, for firearms to be removed by law from those who pose a danger to themselves or others, prohibiting new assault-style firearms and freezing the sale, purchase, transportation and importation of handguns.

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,071 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between October 29th to 31st, 2023 as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by telephone using live agents and administered a survey online.

The margin of error for a random survey of 1,071 Canadians is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by Senator Dasko and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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