Posted on 10/26/2011 3:43:16 PM PDT by Zakeet
Americans may be fleeing from stocks in droves, but they sure aren't shy about rotating the resulting meager liquidation proceeds into weaponry. According to Gallup, "Forty-seven percent of American adults currently report that they have a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property. This is up from 41% a year ago and is the highest Gallup has recorded since 1993, albeit marginally above the 44% and 45% highs seen during that period." Considering the social situation "out there", and the fact that the world is one badly phrased or translated headline away from a complete HFT-facilitated market collapse, this is hardly all that suprising.
More:
The new result comes from Gallup's Oct. 6-9 Crime poll, which also finds public support for personal gun rights at a high-water mark. Given this, the latest increase in self-reported gun ownership could reflect a change in Americans' comfort with publicly stating that they have a gun as much as it reflects a real uptick in gun ownership.
Not surprisingly, republicans pack more heat than democrats. Perhaps it is best not to piss too many off...
Republicans (including independents who lean Republican) are more likely than Democrats (including Democratic leaners) to say they have a gun in their household: 55% to 40%. While sizable, this partisan gap is narrower than that seen in recent years, as Democrats' self-reported gun ownership spiked to 40% this year.
Women are more armed than ever. Perhaps it is best not to piss too many off...
The percentage of women who report household gun ownership is also at a new high, now registering 43%
Southerners, yes shocking, are the best armed of all. Perhaps it is best not to piss too many off...
Gun ownership is more common in the South (54%) and Midwest (51%) than in the East (36%) or West (43%) -- a finding typical of Gallup's trends in gun ownership by region.
Gallup's conclusion: "A clear societal change took place regarding gun ownership in the early 1990s, when the percentage of Americans saying there was a gun in their home or on their property dropped from the low to mid-50s into the low to mid-40s and remained at that level for the next 15 years. Whether this reflected a true decline in gun ownership or a cultural shift in Americans' willingness to say they had guns is unclear. However, the new data suggest that attitudes may again be changing. At 47%, reported gun ownership is the highest it has been in nearly two decades -- a finding that may be related to Americans' dampened support for gun-control laws. However, to ensure that this year's increase reflects a meaningful rebound in reported gun ownership, it will be important to see whether the uptick continues in future polling."
Our conclusion: Buy gold. Buy guns. Buy ammo. Be prepared. It's coming.
One thing the Meat Head has done right!
That is one huge army.
Well, it’s clear from the graphs that the up tick
is liberals buying guns, weather that is good or bad
I don’t know.
I enjoy seeing more Democrats, more women and more minorities own guns. It makes it all the harder for liberals and progressive Republicans to mess with 2nd.
Admit to owning a gun? There’s only one way to find out if I own a gun.
What do they mean, “admit”. I confess , I...I... own a gun.
I think there are plenty of people who used to have a gun. Maybe we can borrow a neighbor’s?
It going to get worse for the gun grabbers. On Nov. 1 the Wisconsin CC law goes into effect, leaving only Ill. the only state without some form of CC. Sidearm sales around here have really spiked.
I agree. Who would admit to an anonymous telephone caller that they own or don’t own a gun?
It’s a biased headline if there ever was one. It tries to make gun ownership appear like going to a dirty bookstore.
It’t not the liberals in those states that are buying the guns, it’s what’s left of we conservatives who finally realized we needed to buy one.
I bought my first ever gun this weekend. The store was packed, and I’m pretty sure they weren’t liberals.
Sure - with over 300 million Americans that means almost 150 million gun owners.
Even if only 10% had ANY martial capability - we're talkin' an army of 15 million!
Have “a gun”?
No bias in that speak at all...
I’ve never known a person without a firearm. Guess they were just too stupid for me to even say hello.
Good for you! What did ya' get?
(You know we had to ask - and you know you're gonna' get feedback).
No, I don’t have “a gun.”
Next question. *snort* *snicker*
Which is PRECISELY what the Founding Fathers intended!
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