A recent NBC News national poll revealed that a majority of respondents, 52%, said there is a gun in their household, up from previous years and a record number since the poll question’s inception in 1999.
Back in 2013, 42% of Americans said someone in their household owned a gun; that crept up to 46% in 2019.
“In the last ten years, we’ve grown [10 points] in gun ownership. That’s a very stunning number,” remarked Micah Roberts, from a Republican polling firm. Roberts co-conducted the poll with members of Hart Research, a Democratic polling firm. “By and large, things don’t change that dramatically that quickly when it comes to something as fundamental as whether you own a gun,” he added.
In addition to the NBC poll, a new Harvard poll showed that six in ten voters believe owning a gun is necessary for protecting themselves from criminals.
Attorney Jonathan Turley highlighted both polls while contrasting the results with the Biden White House and media allies’ push…