U.S. gun ownership latest surveys,Gun Laws, General Social Survey, ABC News/Washington Post , Gun laws United States
US, US Election News July 4, 2016,U.S. gun ownership latest surveys,Gun Laws, General Social Survey, ABC News/Washington Post , Gun laws United States
The most latest General Social Survey shows gun ownership dopping from 47.6 percent in 1974 to 32.4 percent in 2014.
Year | Owned guns |
1960 | 49% |
2012 | 42% |
1993 | 51% |
1999 | 34% |
- ABC News/Washington Post poll published in 2013 shows gun ownership hovering in the range of 40 to 45 percent from 1999 to 2012.
- In January, a CNN poll showed 40 percent of Americans said there is a gun in the house.
- CBS News poll published last month, found 36 percent of those surveyed said they do own a gun.