A new Rasmussen Report survey shows that 47 percent of American households own a gun, with 5 percent either not sure/refusing to answer the question. Assuming that 47 percent of those who aren't sure or refusing to answer whether they own a gun actually do, half of...
A new survey from American Associate for Public Opinion Research shows that Americans are much more likely to think that mass shootings and other types of homicides make up a much larger share of total homicides than they do. The huge gap between how people think...
If you ever wonder why Michael Bloomberg is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into gun control research at the same time that he spent $110 million last year on Congressional races and even more on state legislative races, this article by Democrat pollster Doug...
For 29 years, the National Association of Chiefs of Police has conducted annual surveys of how police chiefs view gun regulations. (Click on survey results to enlarge.) The last couple of surveys ask a different question than the earlier ones. The most recent...
The National Judicial College recently surveyed judges around the country in 2017 and found that judges carry concealed handguns at much higher rates than the general population. While a number of states still ban judges from carrying concealed handguns, the National...
With teachers and staff carrying concealed handguns in certain school districts within 18 states, much of the country has gotten used to the idea. In the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting, a couple of surveys have been done on Americans' views on...
For those who were at the "March for Our Lives" event this past Saturday, there were lots of old people with grey hair and lots of middle age people, but relatively few who were high school age. Of course, we weren't able to see the whole crowd, nor did we really...
UPDATE: Do you ever notice that most of these surveys on gun ownership seem to be done soon after a mass public shooting? It isn't like they include this question in surveys they do every March or October. A new survey conducted from March 10th to 14th, 2018 by NBC...
NBC/WSJ (question 14 on page 12) have a new survey by the Democratic polling firm Hart Research, and it finds that Americans are much more likely to view guns as making them safer than they were 20 years ago. The results show a very similar pattern to that found by...
If you listen to CNN or MSNBC, one would think that all young people have the same views on this topic. It isn't obvious that these young people know that much about guns or gun control, but they are deeply involved in the current debate. A USA Today survey from...
Being a real estate agent often means having to go to strange places and sometimes meeting strange people on your own. It is understandable that these agents are concerned for their safety, particularly the women. A new survey by the National Association of Realtors...
One of the big questions about concealed carry is how frequently permit holders carry their guns. At least 6.5% of the adult population has a concealed handgun permit, but with 14 states allowing people to carry without a permit, it is hard to know how many people...