This statistic shows the share of Canadians who have ever owned a gun in 2020. During the survey, 13 percent of Canadians reported that they currently own a gun.
Have you ever personally owned a gun?
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Angus Reid Institute. (May 1, 2020). Have you ever personally owned a gun? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010850/share-canadians-ever-owned-gun/
Angus Reid Institute. "Have you ever personally owned a gun?." Chart. May 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010850/share-canadians-ever-owned-gun/
Angus Reid Institute. (2020). Have you ever personally owned a gun?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010850/share-canadians-ever-owned-gun/
Angus Reid Institute. "Have You Ever Personally Owned a Gun?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010850/share-canadians-ever-owned-gun/
Angus Reid Institute, Have you ever personally owned a gun? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010850/share-canadians-ever-owned-gun/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Have you ever personally owned a gun? [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, May 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010850/share-canadians-ever-owned-gun/