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Reasons for firearm ownership U.S. 2015
Distribution of reasons for firearm ownership in the United States in 2015
This statistic shows the distribution of reasons for firearm ownership among gun owners in the United States in 2015. In 2015, 72 percent of gun owners said they owned a gun for protection from people.
Distribution of reasons for firearm ownership in the United States in 2015
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This statistic shows the distribution of reasons for firearm ownership among gun owners in the United States in 2015. In 2015, 72 percent of gun owners said they owned a gun for protection from people.
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- September 2016
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
- Number of respondents
- 3,949 respondents
- Special properties
- members of GfK Knowledge Panel (55,000 U.S. adults)
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
- Members of armed forces were excluded.
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- Release date
- September 2016
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
- Number of respondents
- 3,949 respondents
- Special properties
- members of GfK Knowledge Panel (55,000 U.S. adults)
- Method of interview
- Online panel
- Supplementary notes
- Members of armed forces were excluded.
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- Number of imported firearms to the U.S. from 1986 to 2017Number of imported firearms to the U.S. from 1986 to 2017
- Number of imported firearms to the U.S. in 2017, by firearm categoryNumber of imported firearms to the U.S. in 2017, by firearm category
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- Do you support or oppose banning bump fire stocks?Support for banning bump fire stocks in the U.S. in 2018
- Do you support or oppose banning high-capacity ammunition magazines?Support for banning high-capacity ammunition magazines in the U.S. in 2018
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- Share of households that hunt U.S. 1989-2014
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- U.S. public opinion on people in neighborhood watch programs carrying guns 2012
- Share of state prisoners who owned a firearm by ethnicity U.S. 2016
- Rate of firearm homicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2017
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Statistics on "Firearms in the United States"
- Percentage of households in the United States owning one or more firearms from 1972 to 2018
- Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by gender
- Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by ethnicity
- Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by age
- Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by education level
- Percentage of the population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by proximity to urban centers
- Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2017, by geographic region
- Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2017, by political party affiliation
- How often do you carry a gun on you?
- Number of registered weapons in the U.S. in 2018, by state
- Number of firearms manufactured in the U.S. from 1986 to 2016
- Number of total firearms manufactured in the U.S. in 2016, by firearm category
- Economic impact of the U.S. sporting arms and ammunition industry in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of exported firearms manufactured in the U.S. from 1986 to 2016
- Number of exported firearms manufactured in the U.S. in 2016, by firearm category
- Number of imported firearms to the U.S. from 1986 to 2017
- Number of imported firearms to the U.S. in 2017, by firearm category
- Number of background checks performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in the United States from 1998 to 2017
- Number of background checks done by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in the United States in 2018, by state
- Number of background checks done by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) per 100,000 residents in the United States in 2018, by state
- Federal denials resulting from background checks done by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in the United States from 1998 to 2018
- Number of homicides by firearm in the United States from 2006 to 2017
- Percentage of homicides by firearm in the United States from 2006 to 2017
- Homicide by firearm rate per 100,000 population in the United States from 2006 to 2017
- Percent of murders involving firearms in the U.S. in 2017, by state
- Number of murder victims in the United States in 2017, by weapon
- Number of victims of the worst mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and February 2019
- Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and February 2019, by legality of shooter's weapons
- Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016
- Deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by gender
- Male deaths by firearm-related injuries per 100,000 resident population in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016, by ethnicity*
- Number of firearms discovered by screeners at airports in the United States from 2005 to 2018
- In general, do you feel that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?
- Do you support or oppose stricter gun control laws in the United States?
- Do you think it's more important to protect or to limit gun ownership rights?
- Do you think there should or should not be a law that would ban the possession of handguns, except by the police and other authorized persons?
- Do you support or oppose banning assault-style weapons?
- Do you support or oppose banning bump fire stocks?
- Do you support or oppose banning high-capacity ammunition magazines?
- Teachers: If certain teachers and staff members were armed with guns, do you think schools would be safer or less safe?
- Teachers: Do you favor or oppose a proposal for teachers to receive special training to carry guns in schools?
- Distribution of method of acquisition of firearms by owners in the United States in 2015
- Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2007 and 2012, by ethnicity
- Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2007 and 2012, by education
- Percentage of population in the United States with at least one gun in the household between 2007 and 2012, by age
- Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2014, by gender
- Number of firearms licenses in Belgium from 2009 to 2013, by province
- Average annual expenditure on the collection of firearms for a collector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013
- Share of households that hunt in United States in 1989 to 2014
- Do you approve or disapprove of the "stand your ground laws"?*
- Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2016, by age
- Share of state and federal prisoners who possessed and used a firearm during their offense in the U.S. in 2016
- Rate of firearm suicide deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Number of firearm suicide deaths in the United States in 2016, by gender
- Do you think people who participate in neighborhood watch programs should or should not carry guns?
- Share of state prisoners who owned a firearm in the United States in 2016, by ethnicity
- Rate of firearm homicide deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Number of firearm deaths in the United States from 1990 to 2016
- Share of prisoners who used a firearm in the United States in 2016, by type of firearm
- Rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 of population in the United States from 1990 to 2010
- Share of state prisoners who used a firearm during their offense in the U.S. in 2016, by offense
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