How many households have guns in Indiana?

[army bratt]

i believe that you can messure it by violent crime in your neighborhood. armed neighbors imply secure neighbors!!!!

 

[army bratt]

everyone should be able to arm 10 friends, so do the math and get 10 nice firearms and dont forget ammo for all 10 of them.

 

[jason765]

If you are from a "gun family" that doesn't mean that all the families are like that.
I know people in Indiana that never had a gun in their family and dont know anybody that own a gun.

Soo..... You know people that dont know you?? Stalker? Or you are not actually a gun owner but an anti-gun spy sent here to do recon I totally agree with your point just a slip up in your wording. I live in a "gun family" we are about 95%

 

[jason765]

I would say Indiana is on the high end of the midwest spectrum since we have more friendly gun laws than some states like our neighbors to the west.

 

[jeremy]

I am thinking the percentage is much higher than what is reported...

I happen to be from a House and Family with no Firearms...

Matter of fact none of my Friends have Firearms either...

 

[williamsburg]

hmmm guns in a house???? who woulda thought that...lol
i'd say about 60 %...maybe
depending on admittedly vs. actually

....I know I'd never keep guns in the house because they're dangerous and scary. I've got a couple really loud whistles for self defense......

I am thinking the percentage is much higher than what is reported...

I happen to be from a House and Family with no Firearms...

Matter of fact none of my Friends have Firearms either...

yep same here...

 

[sepe]

I am thinking the percentage is much higher than what is reported...

I happen to be from a House and Family with no Firearms...

Matter of fact none of my Friends have Firearms either...

I can one up you there. I don't even have friends that could have firearms. People scare me almost as much as a firearm does. I really need to find my whistle because I'm starting to get anxious just thinking about all this.

 

[jeremy]

I can one up you there. I don't even have friends that could have firearms. People scare me almost as much as a firearm does. I really need to find my whistle because I'm starting to get anxious just thinking about all this.

Huh...

I thought your lack of Friends was not do to your Anxiety, but more due to you being you,...

 

[Judy]

How many households have guns in Indiana

I would hope with the violence in the news that we see daily that most homes have at least one gun.And someone who knows how to use it.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

I'm sure collectively we have enough to arm the entire state, so I say 99%.

 

[Judy]

how many households have guns in Indiana

And exactly how does this whistle protect you?

 

[jeremy]

And exactly how does this whistle protect you?

It is called Sarcasm...

Learn to recognize it or prepare to be ridiculed...

 

[eldirector]

Like some above, I also just ran through a quick mental list of a bunch of folks I know. I'm around 70% so far. Some are even "anti-gun" by INGO terms, but I know they at least have a target pistol or shotgun in the closet.

Of family and close friends, it is more like 90%. Once again, several have guns sitting neglected in a closet or drawer, but they do have them.

I know the number that carry for self-defense is much lower. Indiana had 350 thousand LTCH's issued as of a couple of years ago. Works out to about 1 in 15 adults. Since it is likely several are in the same household (husbands/wives/adult children that carry), I'm guessing it is more like 1 in 30 (3%) or less actually carry for defense.

Not a lot of sheepdogs out there.

 

[24Carat]

I saw a stat on a Concealed Carry sight that said Indiana was only second to New York State in the number of LTCH holders to total State adult population. They said 1 in 14 Hoosier adults has a license. Being this is accurate or even relatively close then there be a bunch of guns in this state.

Personally? 7 firearms in our household and I have my collection from Dad still at Mom's house in the safe, another 27.

 

[GunSlinger]

I can one up you there. I don't even have friends that could have firearms. People scare me almost as much as a firearm does. I really need to find my whistle because I'm starting to get anxious just thinking about all this.

Sepe, Is your whistle the RRA black tacticle model or one of those plastic ones with the rubber pea inside?

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

I still have the LTCH, but since I lost everything in that boating accident, I haven't had the spirit to buy anything else... Why in heck are all these people so keen to quantify us all so much? If some stranger starts asking questions like that, they're not gettin any cooperation. They may as well ask me about my bank account numbers. I'd hope there's a good margin on top of their 51% that's just unreported.

 

[Cerberus]

In my area, and from the guys I've worked with over the years I would put it around 70%.

 

[wpframe01]

I grew up in West Virginia, and guns have always been around. I invited my daughter's then-17 year old boyfriend to go shooting a months or so ago, and found out that it was his first time shooting. I was so shocked, I didn't even send him downrange solo to "check the targets."

 

[Sylvain]

I saw a stat on a Concealed Carry sight that said Indiana was only second to New York State in the number of LTCH holders to total State adult population. They said 1 in 14 Hoosier adults has a license. Being this is accurate or even relatively close then there be a bunch of guns in this state.

Personally? 7 firearms in our household and I have my collection from Dad still at Mom's house in the safe, another 27.

I would think that only a small percentage of the gun owners in the state have a LTCH.
People that just own gun for home defense, to go shoot at the range or for hunting, dont need a LTCH.

So if 1 in 14 has a LTCH, maybe 1 in 7 or 1 in 5 has a gun.

 

[HiramHawk]

how many households have guns in Indiana

Everyone in my family owns guns. I personally do not know any anti-gun people and do not want to...