An estimated 3 million Americans carry a loaded handgun on themselves every day, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Posted on 10/26/2017 5:05:50 AM PDT by w1n1
An estimated 3 million Americans carry a loaded handgun on themselves every day, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Researchers from the University of Washington, Harvard University and the University of Colorado conducted the National Firearms Survey in 2015. From the 4,000 U.S. adults who participated in the online survey, 1,500 of them were handgun owners. One significant question was asked how often they carried a loaded handgun when they were out of their homes.
The objectives of the study were to “determine the frequency of loaded handgun carrying among US adult handgun owners, characterize those who carry, and examine concealed carrying by state concealed carry laws.”
In addition to the 3 million who carry daily, researchers found that 9 million Americans carry a gun once a month. People in that category were disproportionately likely to be conservative men ranging in age from 18 to 29 and living the south.
Four out of five of those who carried said protection was the main reason they armed themselves. About 6 percent said they’d been threatened by someone with a gun in the last five years.
The study comes as more and more states have eliminated laws mandating permits in order to concealed carry. Read the rest of the everyday carry handguns study here.
It’s higher than that here in SWMO for sure. It’s not unusual to see a 20 something woman with a couple of kids in tow open carrying. Lots of men open carrying now. For every one of them there are many concealed.
That’s a way low figure.
When I saw the words “online survey” I stopped reading. Online surveys are worse than worthless.
bingo....
stupid “statistics”.....
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