We live in a very, very different world.
It used to be, that if good people avoided bad areas at the wrong times they'd be safe.
Not true today.
Malls
Recruiting stations
Theaters
Restaurants
Concerts
Major sporting events
Trains
Buses
Military bases
Churches
Nightclubs
Highways
Home invasions
Ordinary citizens will most likely be our first responders in the current reality. Recent data suggests that folks realize this even if the politicians do not.
Survey: Nearly 110 Million Americans Have a Gun at Home
Gun rights see record-high levels of support in Pew Poll
BY: Stephen Gutowski
September 1, 2016 11:45 am
A recent survey found that 44 percent of respondents either own a gun or live with somebody who does, suggesting that some 110 million Americans live in a house with firearms.
The latest Pew Research Center poll, conducted between Aug. 9 and 16, found 31 percent of those surveyed own a gun, the highest number in the poll’s history. Another 13 percent reported living with somebody who owns a firearm. Twelve percent said they own their own firearm and live with somebody else who does. A slim majority, 51 percent, said nobody in their household owns a firearm, the lowest number in the poll’s history.
The latest United States Census Bureau estimate pegs the number of adults living in the country at 247,813,910. If Pew’s survey is correct then at least 109,038,120 Americans have a gun in their home.
The general concept of gun rights also won out over the desire to tighten gun control laws. A slim majority of respondents said it was more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns than it is to control gun ownership.
Furthermore, gun rights enjoyed more passionate support, with 46 percent of supporters saying they “strongly agreed” with the importance of protecting gun rights, while only 37 percent of gun control supporters felt the same level of intensity.
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