50 percent of Americans live in a home with a gun, and it is up slightly.
Half of Americans (50 percent) say they or someone else in their household owns a gun. These results show ownership slightly higher than in previous years. Polling conducted from 1999 through 2002 found that between 42 percent and 48 percent of Americans reported someone in their household owns a gun.
Republicans (57 percent) are more likely than independents (53 percent) and Democrats (41 percent) to live in gun-owning households.
In addition, Southerners (62 percent) and Midwesterners (56 percent) are more likely than those living in the West (45 percent) and significantly more likely than those living in the Northeast (27 percent) to be gun owners.
Republicans (57 percent) are more likely than independents (53 percent) and Democrats (41 percent) to live in gun-owning households.
In addition, Southerners (62 percent) and Midwesterners (56 percent) are more likely than those living in the West (45 percent) and significantly more likely than those living in the Northeast (27 percent) to be gun owners.
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