{"id":2106630,"date":"2023-11-23T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-number-gun-ownership-reaches-record-high-as-biden-admin-continues-to-push-gun-control\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T13:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:49:17","slug":"stunning-number-gun-ownership-reaches-record-high-as-biden-admin-continues-to-push-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-number-gun-ownership-reaches-record-high-as-biden-admin-continues-to-push-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun ownership hits all-time high as Biden administration pushes for gun control"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fstunning-number-gun-ownership-reaches-record-high-as-biden-admin-continues-to-push-gun-control%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=2106630&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>Record Number of Americans \u200dReport\u2062 Owning Guns, Polls Show<\/h2>\n<p>A recent NBC News national poll revealed \u200dthat a majority of respondents, 52%, \u2063said there is a gun in their household, \u2062up from previous years and a record number since the poll question\u2019s inception in\u2063 1999.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, 42% \u200bof Americans\u200d said someone in their household \u2064owned a gun; that crept up to 46% in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIn the last ten years, we\u2019ve grown [10 points] in gun ownership. That\u2019s a very stunning number,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meetthepressblog\/poll-gun-ownership-reaches-record-high-american-electorate-rcna126037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remarked<\/a> Micah Roberts, from \u200ba Republican\u2064 polling firm. Roberts co-conducted the poll with members of \u2063Hart Research, a Democratic polling firm. \u201cBy and large, things don\u2019t change that\u200d dramatically that quickly\u2064 when it comes to something \u2064as fundamental\u200b as whether you own a\u2062 gun,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u200c to the NBC poll, a new\u200c Harvard poll <a href=\"https:\/\/jonathanturley.org\/2023\/11\/22\/locked-and-loaded-new-polling-shows-a-majority-of-american-households-own-guns-and-support-gun-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showed<\/a> that six in ten\u2064 voters believe owning\u200c a \u200dgun is necessary for protecting themselves from \u2064criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Jonathan Turley highlighted both polls while contrasting the\u200d results \u200dwith the Biden White House and media allies\u2019 push for\u2064 more gun \u2064control measures.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-friday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHECK OUT \u2064THE DAILY WIRE BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u2062 Harvard poll\u2063 shows that six in ten\u200c voters believe owning a gun is to protect themselves. Despite the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stunning-number-gun-ownership-reaches-record-high-as-biden-admin-continues-to-push-gun-control\/\" title=\"Gun ownership hits all-time high as Biden administration pushes for gun control\">strong anti-gun rights message<\/a>\u2064 from the White House and the media, the public seems to \u200bbe moving significantly in the opposite \u2063direction,\u201d Turley posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States (by household) is now\u2064 a majority gun-owning nation according to these polls. That \u2064could present an interesting dynamic going into the election in 2024,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile many rights \u200care viewed as fairly abstract, gun ownership can give voters a tangible\u200d investment worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. Many have \u200dmore than one gun. That gives them a real interest in a \u2062debate over limiting gun \u2062rights or banning weapons,\u201d the attorney added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The\u2062 Harvard \u2064poll shows that six \u200cin ten voters believe owning a gun is to protect themselves. Despite the strong\u2063 anti-gun\u200c rights\u2064 message from the White House \u200dand the media, the public seems to be moving significantly in\u200d the \u2062opposite direction\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WuEuEFCGZe\">https:\/\/t.co\/WuEuEFCGZe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1727296771607629917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2026While many rights are \u200bviewed as fairly abstract, gun ownership can give voters a tangible investment worth hundreds or thousands of dollars. Many have more than one gun. That gives them a\u2064 real interest in a debate over limiting gun rights or banning \u200dweapons.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1727297561516785672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden has made clear he\u2019d like to ban assault weapons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-policies-concern-second-amendment-advocates\/\" title=\"Biden gun policies concern Second Amendment advocates\">high-capacity magazines<\/a>, \u200dand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-checking-bidens-latest-gun-control-press-conference\/\" title=\"Fact-Checking Biden\u2019s Latest Gun Control Press Conference\">require background checks<\/a> for\u2062 all gun sales.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let\u2019s ban assault weapons again. \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2Yfpfuy87\">pic.twitter.com\/y2Yfpfuy87<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1623155871277539329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In March, Biden leveraged the carnage from \u2062a mass shooting at a \u200bChristian\u2064 elementary school in Nashville to push more gun control measures and\u2062 criticize Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose children should all be with us \u2062still,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/nashville-school-shooting-tennessee-aftermath-live-updates-rcna76937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> before ripping into Republicans. \u2064\u201cI want you to know\u200c who isn\u2019t doing it \u200d [supporting gun control], \u2064who isn\u2019t helping, to put\u2062 pressure on\u2064 them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?_gl=1*1xtnwi0*_ga*NzM5MDUwMzIuMTY5OTAxNTg3Mg..*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTcwMDU2OTYyOS42NS4xLjE3MDA1NzA1NjcuNTIuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GET 50% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL\u2064 MEMBERSHIPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier \u200dthat month, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-calls-for-republicans-to-face-pressure-claims-he-supports-2a-in-renewed-gun-control-push\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> \u200dan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/03\/14\/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our-communities-safer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> in an \u2064attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-unveils-effort-to-crack-down-on-firearm-industry-enhance-background-checks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crack down<\/a> on the gun\u200d industry, \u201cmoving the U.S. as\u200c close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden:\u2063 &#8220;I&#8217;m a\u200b Second Amendment guy\u2026everybody thinks somehow the Second Amendment is absolute! You&#8217;re\u200d not allowed to go out and own\u200d an automatic \u200dweapon. You&#8217;re not allowed to own a \u2064machine gun. You&#8217;re not allowed to own a flamethrower!&#8221; \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6HQoQtv9R7\">pic.twitter.com\/6HQoQtv9R7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1640797184454021122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Zach Jewell contributed\u2062 to this\u2062 report. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-to-announce-office-of-gun-violence-prevention-staffed-by-gun-control-activists-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden To Announce Office\u200b Of Gun Violence \u200cPrevention Staffed By\u2063 Gun Control Activists: Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do the poll results regarding gun ownership align\u2064 with President Biden&#8217;s stance\u2062 on gun control measures<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Record \u200dNumber of Americans Report\u2063 Owning Guns, Polls Show<\/p>\n<p>A recent NBC News national\u200b poll has \u2063revealed that a record number of Americans own guns. According to the \u2063poll, 52% of respondents said there is a gun in their household, marking \u2064an increase from previous years and\u2062 the highest number since the poll question was first asked in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, \u2064only 42% of Americans reported that someone \u200din \u2062their household owned a gun. This number has gradually increased over\u2063 the \u2062years, reaching 46% in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Micah Roberts, from a Republican polling firm who co-conducted the poll with members of Hart Research, a Democratic polling firm, commented on \u2064the significant\u2064 increase in gun ownership. He stated, &#8220;In the \u200clast ten years, we&#8217;ve grown \u200b10 points in gun ownership. That&#8217;s a very stunning number. By and\u2064 large,\u200d things\u200d don&#8217;t change that\u200d dramatically that quickly when it comes to something as fundamental as whether you own a gun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the \u200cNBC poll, a new Harvard poll has shown that six in ten voters\u2064 believe \u200dthat owning a gun is necessary for protecting themselves from criminals.<\/p>\n<p>These poll results \u200dhave \u200cbeen highlighted by Attorney Jonathan Turley, who pointed out the \u200ccontrast between the public&#8217;s\u200b support \u200bfor gun rights and\u2064 the\u200b Biden White House and media&#8217;s push for more gun \u200dcontrol measures. Turley emphasized the \u2062significance\u200d of these findings, stating, &#8220;The United States \u200d(by household) is \u200bnow a majority gun-owning nation\u2064 according to these polls. That could \u200cpresent an interesting dynamic going into the election in 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turley further explained that gun ownership\u200c holds \u2062a tangible value for voters, as it \u200drepresents a significant investment worth hundreds\u2063 or thousands of dollars. He highlighted the importance of the debate over limiting gun\u200c rights or\u2064 banning weapons, as it directly\u2063 impacts individuals&#8217; interests.<\/p>\n<p>President \u200dJoe Biden has expressed his desire to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, \u2062and mandate\u200d background \u2063checks for\u2063 all gun sales. However, these poll results indicate that a significant portion of the public opposes these measures.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Biden used\u200c a mass shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville to advocate for more gun control measures and\u200d criticize Republicans. \u2062However, these efforts may not align with\u200b the sentiments of the majority of Americans who believe in protecting their rights to own\u2064 guns.<\/p>\n<p>The polls clearly demonstrate that gun ownership is on the rise in the United States, and it will be interesting to see how \u200dthis dynamic plays out in the upcoming \u20642024 election. As more Americans express their support for gun rights, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-says-people-will-revolt-if-supreme-court-blocks-gun-control\/\" title=\"Senator warns of public uprising if Supreme Court rejects gun control.\">debate surrounding gun control<\/a>\u2062 will undoubtedly continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent NBC News poll, 52% of respondents reported having a gun in their household. This marks a significant increase from previous years and is the highest percentage since the poll began in 1999. 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