
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, June 4, 1993                   TAG: 9306040199
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

POLL: MAJORITY SUPPORT BAN ON HANDGUN-SALES

More Americans than ever support a ban on handgun sales, saying it is needed for the safety of children in an increasingly violent society, according to a poll released Thursday.

The poll conducted April 3-12 by Louis Harris of LH Research Inc. found 52 percent in favor of a ban and 43 percent opposed.

That would be the first time a majority of Americans expressed support for a ban, Harris said. But the margin of error was 3 percentage points, leaving open the possibility that support was as high as 55 percent or as low as 49 percent. - Associated Press

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