cover image: For Most U.S. Gun Owners, Protection Is the Main Reason They Own a Gun

For Most U.S. Gun Owners, Protection Is the Main Reason They Own a Gun

16 Aug 2023

Gun owners in the United States continue to cite protection far more than other factors, including hunting and sport shooting, as a major reason they own a gun. About half of Americans who don’t own a gun say they could never see themselves owning one (52%) while nearly as many could imagine themselves as gun owners in the future (47%).
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