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It seems that there are two schools of thought (generalizing obviously): 1. Disarm everyone, and 2. Allow everyone to carry weapons.

I think these are actually two extreme positions to which almost nobody seriously subscribes.

>>abstra+(OP)
It depends whether "disarm everyone" is meant to include exceptions government law enforcement and legitimate hunters. If so, then I do think most people (in the USA, at least) subscribe to one of those schools of though.

>>tshadd+H9
Not if you trust the available data: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/files/2012/12/g...

From that, a huge majority supports some new restrictions on gun ownership (background checks, no guns for felons or the mentally ill, require gun registration) but almost nobody supports "no guns, period".

(source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/14/n...).