Gun Ownership by state

[DrHenley]

Percentage of households that have guns (self reported in an extensive survey)

(It appears that Texas has been misleading us. Texicans don't have nearly as many guns as we've been led to believe... )

59.90% Alaska
56.45% Wyoming
56.20% Montana
54.04% Idaho
52.73% South Dakota
52.13% Mississippi
51.47% Arkansas
51.38% West Virginia
50.57% Kentucky
49.33% Alabama
47.81% North Dakota
47.51% Utah
44.69% Oklahoma
44.03% Missouri
41.90% South Carolina
41.19% Louisiana
40.80% Georgia
40.48% Tennessee
39.73% Wisconsin
39.12% Vermont
39.05% Iowa
38.79% Kansas
38.26% Minnesota
37.44% Nebraska
37.36% Maine
37.28% Nevada
37.03% Oregon
36.65% Michigan
36.09% Indiana
35.82% Texas
35.24% New Mexico
35.05% North Carolina
34.16% Virginia
33.58% All Participants
32.83% Pennsylvania
32.31% Colorado
32.26% Arizona
30.93% Washington
28.24% New Hampshire
27.30% Delaware
27.28% Ohio
24.07% land
24.07% Florida
21.71% California
18.83% Illinois
17.45% New York
17.17% Connecticut
13.39% Guam
12.25% Rhode Island
11.02% Massachusetts
10.72% Hawaii
10.12% New Jersey
8.78% Virgin Islands
6.50% Puerto Rico
3.55% The District

[Lonestar grips.]

we're hiding all of them.

[deputybpfife]

Missouri's not doing too shabby. Dump St. Louis and Kansas City and we'd be number 1.

[dw1911]

No Polls will ever show the True Numbers of Gun Owners. Not with the Current Administration's Stance on Guns.
You can bet that the Actual Numbers are at least Double!

[Roverron]

Originally Posted by dw1911

No Polls will ever show the True Numbers of Gun Owners. Not with the Current Administration's Stance on Guns.
You can bet that the Actual Numbers are at least Double!

Yep, I'd have to agree with this and besides the numbers it's WHAT we own.....Well I'd have some if they hadn't fallen in a lake during a boating accident!!!

[DrHenley]

Yeah it's probably simply indicative of gun attitudes in the states. Heck, Mississippi is probably overstated because some people are too ashamed to admit they DON'T have a gun (Mississippi's State Motto is Virtue et Armis - by Valor and Arms)

But Texas has a reputation to uphold after all! You wouldn't Texicans would be shy about owning up to having a gun in the house. Houston is probably skewing the numbers.

Maybe the only thing the survey shows is that states with mainly rural populations have a higher percentage of gun ownership (or a higher percentage willing to admit to gun ownership) than states with big cities. DUH!

[dw1911]

Originally Posted by Roverron

Yep, I'd have to agree with this and besides the numbers it's WHAT we own.....Well I'd have some if they hadn't fallen in a lake during a boating accident!!!

Yeah, don't you hate those boating accidents! That deep water, all that mud, can't find any of em!
Also bad when you're down and out, and sell em all at a Gun Show to a guy with 2 id's showing He isn't a Felon.

[Carl in GA]

"Gun"? What is this "gun" you speak of?

[Sheepdog]

As Hillary would say "I have no recollection of that"

[MTD]

Hmm, only 21.7% or about 1 out 5 for California! 'Ranked close to the bottom! But wait! With population of ~38 millions; that's like over 8 millions gun owners!

Oh well! Minor details!