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How many gun owners are there in America?
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There are ~106.2 million gun owners in America.
Roughly 32% of people own a gun in the US.
There is no way to know the exact number of gun owners in America.
There is no federal requirement to register your guns.
We know that ~32% of Americans own guns from a Pew Research survey.
There are an estimated 1.83 million registered gun owners in the US.
We know that there are 8,047,482 registered guns in America.
That means that 1.72% of guns are registered.
This won’t be an exact number as it’s just an estimation.
But, we know that:
106.2 million people x 1.72% guns that are registered = 1.83 million registered gun owners in America.
The average American owns 4.38 guns.
We know that:
331.9 million x 32% = 106.2 million people that own a gun.
466 million guns / 106.2 million people = 4.38 guns per gun owner in the US.
There are 140.4 guns per 100 people in America.
We calculate this by:
(466 million guns / 331.9 million people) x 100 = 140.4 guns per 100 people in the US.
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The average gun owner owns 4.4 guns.
Here is a breakdown based on the survey from Pew Research:
| # of Guns Owned | % of People |
|---|---|
| 1 | 32% |
| 2 - 4 | 37% |
| 5+ | 29% |
In the US, there is no limit to how many guns you can own.
You can own as many guns as you would like.
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