It certainly is inconsistent with data on firearms sales and requests for background checks. Is it possible that the respondents *lied* to the pollsters?
“Is it possible that the respondents *lied* to the pollsters?”
I simply cannot imagine that anyone being asked whether he owns something that, though clearly protected by the second amendment, is a prime target of thieves, both the relatively straightforward kind who break into homes to steal and the lying, cheating bastards who work for the government would actually lie about whether he possesses such items. I’m shocked by the mere suggestion, shame on you for asking such a question.