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) |