Under the conditions of the war in Ukraine, the number of those who support granting citizens of Ukraine the right to own firearms and ammunition has more than doubled.. Today, 58% support such an initiative, 39% do not support it, thus for the first time in the history of the study of this issue, the number of supporters of the idea exceeded the number of opponents, because in 2018-2021 about 25% supported this idea, and more than 70% did not support it, according to sociological data.. Poll of the "

The presence of own weapons or weapons in the possession of someone close or relative causes a greater sense of security in 48% of Ukrainians than the presence of other citizens with legal firearms nearby, such 33%.

At the same time, citizens who have relatives at the front are more loyal to the idea of \u200b\u200bgranting the right of citizens to own weapons than the rest.. 61% believe that the mass arming of Ukrainian citizens with firearms will help strengthen the country's defense capability, although 36% have the opposite opinion. More this thesis is supported by young people, men and those who want to have weapons.

Almost half of Ukrainians, or rather 45%, believe that the creation of legal conditions for the free purchase of firearms will increase the personal freedoms of citizens, 40%, on the contrary, believe that freedoms will be infringed under such conditions.

At the same time, 58% fear that the free purchase of firearms will lead to an increase in crime, although 35% are of the opposite opinion..

About 80% of respondents did not feel the need to own a firearm before the start of the Russian invasion, but today 44% would like to own firearms and ammunition. As a result, today a third of those who did not want to have weapons before the war have changed their minds to the opposite, and almost half of them want family members to have weapons.

In general, in Ukraine, 60% of men and 28% of women would like to now be the owner of firearms and ammunition. At the same time, if women are more likely to personally own weapons, most middle-aged and younger women wanted their family members to own weapons..

Among those surveyed, only 17% of respondents are perfectly able to use firearms, among which 31% of men and 4% of women. 38% - in general terms. 45% said they don't have these skills. Among those who know how to use firearms only in general terms, two-thirds would like to improve their skills. Among those who do not know how at all, such - 37%. Interestingly, among young and middle-aged women, more than half wanted to learn how to use weapons..

Also, the majority of respondents, namely 72% of citizens, support the idea of \u200b\u200bintroducing compulsory training in the possession of firearms for the civilian population in Ukraine..

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The survey was conducted on May 16, 2022 among adult citizens in all regions, except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbass. The sample is representative by age, gender and type of settlement. Sample population: 1000 respondents. Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews - telephone interviews using a computer). The error of the representativeness of the study: no more than 3.5%.