This statistic shows the distribution of method of acquisition of firearms among gun owners in the United States in 2015. In 2015, 62 percent of gun owners said they acquired their firearm through purchase at a store.
Distribution of method of acquisition of firearms by owners in the United States in 2015
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Statistics on Firearms in the United States
Firearm ownership
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Firearm production and sale
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- Basic Statistic Number of total firearms manufactured U.S. 2021, by firearm category
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- Basic Statistic Number of exported firearms U.S.1986-2021
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- Basic Statistic Number of imported firearms U.S. 1986-2020
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- Premium Statistic NICS background checks performed in the U.S. 1998-2021
Firearm related crime, deaths and injuries
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- Basic Statistic Homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Homicide by firearm rate in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Murders involving firearms in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Murder victims by weapon used in the U.S 2021
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- Premium Statistic Number of firearm deaths U.S. 2019, by gender
Public opinion on firearms
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- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on the strictness of laws covering firearms sale 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for stricter gun control laws U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for protecting or limiting gun ownership rights U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on a law that bans private handgun possession 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for banning assault-style weapons in the U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for banning high-capacity ammunition magazines U.S. 2022, by party
Further related statistics
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- Reasons for firearm ownership U.S. 2015
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by education
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2017, by region
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2014, by gender
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by ethnicity
- United States: presence of a firearm at home 2022
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by age
- Firearm licenses in Belgium 2009-2013, by province
- Share of households that hunt U.S. 1989-2014
- Rate of firearm suicide deaths in the U.S. 1990-2020
- Firearm ownership rate, by household income U.S. 2014
- Firearm ownership rate, by proximity to urban centers U.S. 2017
- Firearm ownership rate, by proximity to urban centers U.S. 2014
- Privately-owned firearms
- Survey among Americans on their opinion of the NRA in December 2012
- Survey among Americans on the NRA reflecting their views in December 2012
- U.S. public opinion on the jury’s verdict in the Zimmerman-Martin case 2013
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- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2017, by region
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- Share of households that hunt U.S. 1989-2014
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- Firearm ownership rate, by household income U.S. 2014
- Firearm ownership rate, by proximity to urban centers U.S. 2017
- Firearm ownership rate, by proximity to urban centers U.S. 2014
- Privately-owned firearms
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Russell Sage Foundation. (September 30, 2016). Distribution of method of acquisition of firearms by owners in the United States in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625319/methods-of-firearm-acquisition-us/
Russell Sage Foundation. "Distribution of method of acquisition of firearms by owners in the United States in 2015." Chart. September 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625319/methods-of-firearm-acquisition-us/
Russell Sage Foundation. (2016). Distribution of method of acquisition of firearms by owners in the United States in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625319/methods-of-firearm-acquisition-us/
Russell Sage Foundation. "Distribution of Method of Acquisition of Firearms by Owners in The United States in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625319/methods-of-firearm-acquisition-us/
Russell Sage Foundation, Distribution of method of acquisition of firearms by owners in the United States in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625319/methods-of-firearm-acquisition-us/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Distribution of method of acquisition of firearms by owners in the United States in 2015 [Graph], Russell Sage Foundation, September 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625319/methods-of-firearm-acquisition-us/