Largest-Ever Survey of Gun Owners Finds Diversity Increasing, Carrying Common, and More Than 1.6 Million Defensive Uses Per Year

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Saving for later…

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Saving for later…

There's gonna be blood in the streets! It'll be the Wild West!

 

[Ingomike]

Fascinating…

 

[BigRed]

Has anyone told that useless piece of **** called shannon twatts about this?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

“In sum, about 31.9% of U.S. adults, or 81.4 million Americans, own over 415 million firearms, consisting of approximately 171 million handguns, 146 million rifles, and 98 million shotguns,” English said in his report. “About 24.6 million individuals have owned a up to 44 million AR-15 and similarly styled rifles, and 39 million individuals have owned up to 542 million magazines that hold over ten rounds. Approximately a third of gun owners (31.1%) have used a firearm to defend themselves or their property, often on more than one occasion, and guns are used defensively by firearms owners in approximately 1.67 million incidents per year. A majority of gun owners (56.2%) indicate that they carry a handgun for self-defense in at least some circumstances, and about 35% of gun owners report carrying a handgun with some frequency.”

 

[KellyinAvon]

16,708 gun owners surveyed from over 44K individuals contacted. That is an extensive survey. Luntz surveyed 945 in 2012 and the antis think that was on a stone tablet from a burning bush.

 

[2tonic]

His methodology seems sound. Glad he recognized that his numbers would skew to the conservative side, especially the possible underreporting of defensive gun uses.
Maybe some loudmouthed people (that's you, Shan-no-thoughts) can get theyselves shut up!

 

[cosermann]

Also stumbled on this recently (although it's from 2018). Kleck was right all along. CDC survey data from the 90's was suppressed. LOTS of defensive gun uses annually. The left's assertion that this is "rare" is completely bogus.

CDC, in Surveys It Never Bothered Making Public, Provides More Evidence That Plenty of Americans Innocently Defend Themselves with Guns

CDC surveys in the 1990s, never publicly reported, indicate nearly 2.5 million defensive uses of guns a year. That matches the results of Gary Kleck's controversial surveys, and it indicates more defensive than offensive uses of guns.

reason.com

 

[bobzilla]

The left's assertion that this is "rare" is completely bogus.

We already knew that as well as most of the BS that spews from their mouths

 

[KellyinAvon]

When I get on a computer and not a phone I’m going into the weeds on this study. If we get the “Fix Nantz v State 2002” bill up in the House committee I am citing this one til the cows come home.

 

[bobzilla]

When I get on a computer and not a phone I’m going into the weeds on this study. If we get the “Fix Nantz v State 2002” bill up in the House committee I am citing this one til the cows come home.

EXPLAIN PLEASE?

 

[KellyinAvon]

EXPLAIN PLEASE?

81.9% of defensive gun uses never fire a shot. That’s a significant percentage in any book. From a professor at Georgetown (university, not Indiana) so hardly a bastion of pro-2A thought.

 

[DadSmith]

2021 National Firearms Survey: Updated Analysis Including Types of Firearms Owned

This report summarizes the findings of a national survey of firearms ownership and use conducted between February 17th and March 23rd, 2021 by the professional

papers.ssrn.com

 

[bobzilla]

81.9% of defensive gun uses never fire a shot. That’s a significant percentage in any book. From a professor at Georgetown (university, not Indiana) so hardly a bastion of pro-2A thought.

I thought nantz was the drunk guy waving a gun around case?

 

[KellyinAvon]

I thought nantz was the drunk guy waving a gun around case?

The big issue with Nantz is the Appeals Court declared pointing a firearm was deadly force.

What do you call someone who got C's in Law School? Your Honor.

 

[TheGhostRider]

I’m gonna get one of them bumper stickers…
”Embrace Diversity… With a Pistol” or “Coexist… With a HK MP5K”

 

[KellyinAvon]

I downloaded the entire 49 page report. Wow that's a painful read.

 

[actaeon277]

I downloaded the entire 49 page report. Wow that's a painful read.

coming from you... that means something.

 

[Sphinx313]

Only 542,000,000 mags, aye? Not bad once you remove all the shotguns, wheel guns, bolt rifles, etc. I am doing my part with 20+.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Only 542,000,000 mags, aye? Not bad once you remove all the shotguns, wheel guns, bolt rifles, etc. I am doing my part with 20+.

That reminds me, I need more pmags.