Re: How many Americans have guns? New poll finds spike in ownership among one group

How many Americans have guns? New poll finds spike in ownership among one group
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Brendan Rascius - The Charlotte Observer
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The gun ownership rate among Republican women has increased significantly in
recent years, new polling reveals.
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According to Gallup's annual gun ownership survey - which groups results in
six-year clusters - 33% of GOP women owned guns between 2019 and 2024. That is a
14-point increase from 2007 to 2012, when 19% of Republican women owned
firearms.
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The poll, which sampled 6,425 adults from around the country, has a margin of
error of about 1 percentage point.
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The overall gun ownership rate, meanwhile, has held steady at about 30% because
of decreases in ownership among several demographics.
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For example, 29% of Democratic men owned firearms between 2019 and 2024,
representing a 7-point decrease from 2007 to 2012. Similarly, 39% of independent
men owned guns during the most recent survey period, marking a 5-point decline
from 2007 to 2012.
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Despite these trends, men are still far more likely to own guns than women - 43%
versus 20%. Although, the gender gap has narrowed from 30 points in 2007 to 2012
to 23 points in 2019 to 2024.
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The partisan gap, on the other hand, has grown.
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In 2007 to 2012, there was a 16-point gap between the gun ownership rates of
Republicans (38%) and Democrats (22%). Now, that gap stands at 28 points - with
nearly half of Republicans, 47%, and just 19% of Democrats owning guns.
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The poll also found large differences in gun ownership rates based on geography.
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In 2019 to 2024, 51% of rural residents owned guns, while 20% of large city
residents said the same. Similarly, during the most recent survey period, 40% of
southern residents owned guns, while 19% of eastern residents said the same.
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