I would submit that the number is much larger.
The smart ones just didn’t respond to the question.
My thoughts too. Another three million (at least) aren’t talking!
I carry around my property because of coyotes, dog packs, and other critters that might be rabid. The rabid human kind also.
This is pure BS. I would wager, that this many people in Georgia alone carry.
A police officer friend of mine tells me that 25-30% of Walmart shoppers carry, and the vast majority are women.
I agree the number is low. It’s not prudent to advertise that you’re carrying. I choose not to.
Exactly. Outside of the relatively anonymity here, in real life only 4 family members and 2 very close friends know that I am carrying almost every time I step outside the door. I don't carry in the house, but there is a loaded handgun within arms reach all the time. Right now there is one on the desk beside the keyboard I'm typing this on.
But respond to a survey? Tell a stranger? Ha! I'd sooner confess I didn't think mullets were all that bad...ah...wait, forget that last thing...
Hard to tell how many actually carry - not being “one of the smart ones” I will assert me and my wife both carry. I usually cover up when inside establishments but have been known to keep it open and have found out the local Sheriff department is perfectly fine with it and I’ve had some nice conversations with them because of it.
bingo....
stupid “statistics”.....