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From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership increased 28% in America. In 2023, about 16.7 million firearms were sold in the U.S. In the first four months of 2024, nearly 5.5 million firearms were sold, averaging around 1.3 million per month. About 72% of gun owners say they own a gun primarily for protection. [3]
The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns, because single individuals can own multiple guns. See also Percent of households with guns by country.
Republican women are the ones driving up the party’s gun ownership percentage most dramatically, with 19% of them owning guns in the 2007-2012 period and 33% in the most recent six-year period.
Gun suicide rate by state (2021) [5] Gun homicide rate by state (2021) [5] Gun death rate by county (2023) [8] Data are from the CDC and are for the year 2021. [5] Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants. Gun ownership estimates are from the RAND Corporation. [9]
Party affects gun ownership. Political party is a strong predictor of gun ownership ‒ and getting stronger, Gallup data shows. As recently as 2012, 38% of Republicans and 22% of Democrats owned ...
Roughly 7.5 million American adults became new gun owners during the pandemic, and most of them had previously lived in a home without a gun, according to data from the 2021 National Firearms Survey.
From 1994 to 2023, 28% gun ownership increased in America. In which women ownership increased by 13.6%, and Hispanics ownership increased by 33.3%. [20] Although historically there have been significant differences in respect to gun ownership between different races and sexes, that gap may be closing.
As the United States grapples with continued gun violence, legislation to improve responsible gun ownership continues to move slowly. GOBankingRates took a look at the how gun sales have changed ...