Posted on 12/10/2022 8:45:48 PM PST by Olog-hai
In a recent survey, Gallup discovered that 46% of Americans, nearly half the country, have a gun in their home, and 33% said that they “personally” own a gun.
In the survey of 1,009 adults, aged 18 and older, Gallup asked, “Do you have a gun in your home?”
In response, 46% said they have a “gun in home or elsewhere on property,” and 33% said they “personally own a gun.”
“Personal gun ownership has averaged 30% since 2005, when it was first measured,” reported Gallup. “Household gun ownership was higher in the early 1990s than it is now, but since 1996, 43% of U.S. adults on average have said there is a gun in their household.” […]
On the political side, 66% of Republicans live in a home with a gun, 42% of independents said the same, and 31% of Democrats. …
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I’d tell them mine were tragically lost in a boating accident years ago.
Answer: FAFO!
Completely agree. There is no way any right thinking gun owner would ever answer a poll as to whether or not they own a gun. Certainly not in this political climate, certainly not in any political climate. So all this poll really proves is that 33% of Americans are stupid AF. Those same 33% are very reliable Democrat voters.
I used to until that boating accident.
“Of course, take into consideration just how many conservatives would actually engage with Gallup. If any.”
Exactly. I NEVER talk about firearms with strangers.
That’s pathetic.
Nunya F#@*&@g biddness !
“Oh, hi, Mr. Drill! I am a poll taker who is totally not a fed who knows your name, address, and telephone number and I just want to know if you have any of those evil weapons of mass destruction in your home and what rooms they’re in so if we happen to be dropping by we could, you know, just take a little look...hello? Hello, Mr. Drill?”
My best friends don’t know how many guns I (might, maybe, sort of) own and I certainly wouldn’t tell a random, anonymous pollster calling and asking me. For the record I’m a lousy, accident-prone sailor.
Actually the telephone poll probably went something like this:
Pollster - Do you own a firearm?
Citizen - No.
Pollster - Okay. Thanks.
Citizen after hanging up - I own 6 firearms and a closet full of ammo.
“(If someone called your home and asked if you owned a firearm, or if there was one in your home, would you answer honestly?)”
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No, I wouldn’t. And, I doubt most people would, whether they own guns or not. It is the type of intrusive question to which most people’s response would be “that’s none of your business”.
Of course, I could always go into “senile old lady” mode. That’s always fun with such surveys and polls. Such response as “You know, my husband (God rest his soul) used to keep one under the bed. I have bad knees and can’t get down there, but I’ll try if you want me to look. You’ll have to hold on while I find a flashlight. Oh wait, the batteries or dead, wait a minute while I replace them. Now, what was it you wanted me to look for. Oh, my eggs are boiling over, hold on a minute and let me turn off the stove. Wait, who are you again?”
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