{"id":2003941,"date":"2023-08-17T16:06:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-public-either-owns-a-gun-or-would-buy-one-in-the-future-poll\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:08:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T20:08:01","slug":"majority-of-public-either-owns-a-gun-or-would-buy-one-in-the-future-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-public-either-owns-a-gun-or-would-buy-one-in-the-future-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Most people either own or plan to buy a gun: Poll."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajority-of-public-either-owns-a-gun-or-would-buy-one-in-the-future-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003941&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Number of Gun Owners on the Rise<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> by the Pew \u2064Research Center has revealed an\u2063 increase\u200d in the number \u2064of gun owners compared\u2063 to two years ago. The findings show\u200b that\u2064 32% of those surveyed personally own a gun, while an additional 10% live in a household\u200d that possesses one. This \u2064marks a 2% \u2063jump from\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quinnipiac-shows-trump-leading-desantis-in-24-matchup\/\" title=\"Quinnipiac Shows Trump Leading DeSantis in \u201824 Matchup\">previous poll conducted<\/a> \u200din 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>Consistency Over Time<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, the \u2064survey\u200b also\u2062 found that \u200c47% of respondents do not currently own guns \u2063but can envision themselves owning one in the\u200d future. This percentage remains consistent\u2064 with a similar survey conducted\u200d in 2017, indicating a stable trend over time despite the increase in gun ownership. On the other hand, 52% of non-gun owners stated that they would not \u2063choose to own a gun if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<h3>Reasons \u200bfor\u200c Gun Ownership<\/h3>\n<p>When asked about their reasons for owning\u200c a gun, 72% of gun\u200c owners cited \u2064protection as a\u2062 major \u2063factor. Approximately 30% mentioned hunting \u2064and sport as their primary motivation, while 15% claimed their collections were the\u2064 main reason. Additionally, 7% stated that gun ownership was necessary for their job.<\/p>\n<h3>Demographics and\u200b Perceptions<\/h3>\n<p>Gun ownership remains more prevalent in rural areas,\u200b with 47% of \u2064gun owners residing there. Suburban\u200d areas account for 30% of gun owners, while urban\u2064 areas make up 20%. Furthermore,\u2063 the survey revealed\u2062 that Republicans are more\u200c likely to \u2064own \u2064guns, with 45% \u2064of \u200dgun owners identifying as \u200bGOP members compared to only 20% who identified as Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the perception of safety, 81% of gun \u2062owners reported feeling safer \u200das \u200ca result of carrying a firearm. Interestingly, a\u200b majority of those who live\u2062 in households with guns but do not personally own one also \u2063reported feeling safer.\u200d However, only 31% of non-gun owners expressed enjoyment in\u200d having a gun in \u200cthe house,\u2064 while \u206271% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-public-either-owns-a-gun-or-would-buy-one-in-the-future-poll\/\" title=\"Most people either own or plan to buy a gun: Poll.\">gun owners reported finding pleasure<\/a>\u2064 in it.<\/p>\n<h3>Age Restrictions and Survey Details<\/h3>\n<p>It is worth\u2062 noting that \u200cthere\u2064 are \u200bcurrently \u200c23 states, including \u200bthe District of \u200dColumbia, \u2062that allow \u200d18-year-olds to purchase long guns. Colorado has \u2063recently joined California, Connecticut, Delaware,\u2064 Hawaii, Illinois,\u200d Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont in raising the age limit \u200dto 21.<\/p>\n<p>The Pew Research Center\u200d conducted\u200d the survey with 5,115 respondents, claiming a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7%.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more from\u2062 The Washington Examiner.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent poll by the Pew Research Center shows a 2% increase in the number of gun owners compared to two years ago. 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