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American household gun ownership is declining
The numbers and the trend surprised me too. The graphs are derived from data obtained in the General Social Survey (website here). There is discussion of the significance and implications at Think Progress, via The Dish.
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The Decline Of Gun Ownership, Ctd
The number of households with firearms may be down, but gun sales and the publications that glorify them are booming: Guns and Ammo reaches 575,000. American Rifleman, 1.6 million. As readers flee most magazines, gun publications ar... Read Post
Josh Sugarmann: Gun Ownership Hits New Low as NRA Meets in Pittsburgh
Household gun ownership has continued its decades-long decline, hitting a new low in 2010 according to new national survey data from the General Social Survey... Read Post
Rate of Gun Ownership Down
The share of American households with guns has declined over the past four decades, with some of the most surprising drops in the South and the Western mountain states, according to the General Social Survey. The household gun owner... Read Post