Surveys find a majority of the public supports stronger gun control legislation, a level that has been fairly consistent over the past several years, but most people do not want a complete ban. About two-thirds of gun-owners say they own it for protection against crime. And two-thirds of Americans say the Constitution guarantees citizens the right to own a gun. Yet the public is divided on whether having a gun actually makes their home a safer or more dangerous place to be. Similarly, they are divided about whether stricter gun control measures would actually curb violent crime, with men more doubtful than women. In the case of the shootings at Virginia Tech, pluralities said stricter gun control laws or allowing adults to carry concealed handguns would have had no effect in reducing or preventing the violence there.