From Colion Noir: US Gun Ownership Reaches Highest Level in History
American gun ownership is at a record high as more than half of U.S. voters live in a household with a firearm.
This word came Tuesday from a nationwide NBC News poll. Researchers discovered that 52% of registered voters reported that they or someone in their household owns a weapon.
That isn't the only post on this subject of course. From Rob Morse at Slow Facts - Where Did New Gun Owners Come From and Where are They Going?
We acted on those personal motivations and gun ownership has grown over time. We’ve seen record gun sales for the last 50 months. We also have mixed data on the number of new gun owners. A Pew research poll from August said that 41 percent of us live in a household with a firearm. That estimate may be on the low side since a Gallup poll put the number at 44 percent. A recent NBC poll put the number at 52% of us who live with a gun in our home. The variance between different polling organizations are significant, but the trend of increased gun ownership is consistent.
We have to be skeptical about these polling numbers. A recent research report said that many of us don’t tell the truth to strangers on the phone when the strangers ask if we own firearms. The research report estimated that as many as 60 percent of adults might own a gun as compared to 30 percent reported earlier.
I'm glad that they finally admit that last point, about not telling people the truth.
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