Poll shows gun ownership in decline

Portland Press Herald ^ | 6/29/16 | Christopher Ingraham

[Haiku Guy]

The percent of American households owning guns is at a near-40 year low in the latest CBS News poll released this month.

According to the survey, which was conducted among 1,001 Americans in the aftermath of the Orlando, Florida, nightclub shooting, 36 percent of U.S. adults either own a firearm personally, or live with someone who does. That’s the lowest rate of gun ownership in the CBS poll going back to 1978. It’s down 17 points from the highest recorded rate in 1994, and nearly 10 percentage points from 2012.

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[nobamanomore]

How stupid are they? They sold 15 million a year, a gun almost never is worn out, and there are less of them?

I know what I’d do if someone did a poll on gun ownership

[meadsjn]

Arithmetic is NOT their friend, obviously.

[Kickass Conservative]

I don’t have any but my Dog is armed to the teeth.

[Red Steel]

LoL. Another lib media poll.

[ataDude]

I don’t believe this for a minute. Unless... folks are just saying NO to not get on another government list.

[CincyRichieRich]

Glad they think so. Makes like a bit easier.

[Parley Baer]

“What is in decline is poll participants responding truthfully, if at all.”

Exactly. Someone calls up and asks how many guns do you have in your household. We know how most will answer that question.

[Cementjungle]

Well, so people are giving up guns... I guess this means the left can move on from their gun grabbing agenda and concentrate on climate change, transgenders or something else.

[Lazamataz]

All of these polls and surveys are nuts. It is like Goebbels is resurrected. We had one in the local paper saying CA gas prices are the lowest in 6 years. Total nonsense. They were low 6 or 8 months ago, but now they are back up. Same thing with these sill assessments of the economy being strong and 4% local unemployment; there are more empty retail and commercial sites than ever not to mention the feds own statistic of 94 million permanently unemployed. They lie to us at every turn.

The NDDA legalizes the use of propaganda against US citzens

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Good!

I hope EVERY LibTard has disarmed themselves!

[stocksthatgoup]

Nobody goes to gun shows or dealerships anymore. They are always so crowded.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Gallup?? Didn’t they have a recent poll that said that Obama was the most admired President of the USA? I wonder where the poll was taken? Kenya?

[Reno89519]

The only way this makes sense is if they are asking illegal aliens who can’t have guns or others that refuse to answer.

[Trumplican]

“I have serious doubts about this survey”

Record gun sales throughout the Obama Presidency and they say gun ownership in decline. Yeah, right.

[Trumplican]

“What is in decline is poll participants responding truthfully, if at all”

Exactly.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Lol! Sure it does.

[Federal Bureaucrat]

Why wouldn’t this be true?

As America ages, and as America grows by Progressive-indoctrinated youth becoming young adult consumers, shouldn’t we expect the percentage of gun owning households to go down?

This assumes that the high rates of gun sales in recent years are being done by current gun-owning households, with fewer young adults becoming gun owners than in previous decades.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well I’m sure everyone admits on the phone they own guns. (sarc)

[Red in Blue PA]

A 40 year low while gun sales are hitting all time sures. Suuurreee.......

[Impala64ssa]

The percent of American households owning guns is at a near-40 year low in the latest CBS News poll released this month.
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