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Table 4 Gun-related attitudes and practices by gun model category (percentages and 95% confidence intervals)

From: The descriptive epidemiology of brand-specific gun ownership in the US: results from the 2019 National Lawful Use of Guns Survey

Attitude or Practice

Gun ownership category

Recreation

Defense

Tactical

Gun-related practices

 Shot favorite gun in past month***

14.1%* (10.4, 18.7)

19.4% (15.9, 23.4)

39.0%* (32.2, 46.2)

 Carried favorite gun in past month***

26.5%* (21.8, 31.7)

44.3%* (39.6, 49.1)

55.6%* (48.6, 62.4)

 Carry concealed gun monthly or more***

15.3%* (11.5, 20.1)

40.0%* (35.4, 44.7)

53.2%* (46.3, 60.1)

 NRA member***

10.6%* (7.7, 14.5)

16.1%* (12.9, 19.9)

26.1%* (20.4, 32.8)

 Own any detachable magazine***

51.3%* (45.8, 56.8)

70.9%* (66.5, 75.0)

87.6%* (82.3, 91.5)

 Subscribe to any gun-related magazine***

15.3%* (11.4, 20.1)

20.1% (16.5, 24.2)

33.7%*† (27.3, 40.8)

 Participate in any monthly gun-related activity***

19.8%* (15.4, 25.0)

27.8%* (23.8, 32.2)

50.5%* (43.5, 57.4)

Gun-related attitudes

 Strongly agrees with any gun identity statement***

12.7%*† (9.6, 16.6)

18.9%* (15.3, 23.0)

24.7% (19.3, 31.1)

 Agrees: I act like gun owners to a great extent***

10.1%*† (7.2, 14.1)

15.9%* (12.6, 19.9)

20.7% (15.8, 26.8)

 Agrees: Gun owners’ successes are my successes***

15.6%* (11.9, 20.2)

22.0%* (18.3, 26.2)

29.6%* (23.7, 36.2)

 Agrees: Guns are important to my identity***

9.8%* (6.8, 13.9)

10.9% (8.1, 14.5)

18.6%*† (13.8, 24.7)

 Agrees: Owning a gun is essential to my sense of freedom***

59.9%*† (54.4, 65.1)

69.3%* (64.8, 73.4)

75.7% (69.1, 81.2)

 Agrees: Guns make me feel responsible***

44.2%*† (38.9, 49.7)

58.3%* (53.5, 62.8)

62.3% (55.4, 68.7)

  1. *Values are significantly different at p < 0.05
  2. Values are significantly different at p < 0.05
  3. ***Chi-square test for trend is significant at p < 0.05