According to a survey conducted in 2024, Americans remain equally divided on whether gun ownership increases safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves or if owning a gun reduces safety by giving too many people access to firearms and increasing misuse. However, Republican respondents and respondents living in rural areas were found to be more likely than other demographic groups to believe that gun ownership increases safety in the United States, at ** percent and ** percent respectively. In comparison, only ** percent of Democrats and ** percent of Americans living in urban areas shared this belief.
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Pew Research Center. (July 24, 2024). Share of adults who believe that gun ownership reduces or increases safety in the United States in 2024, by demographic and party affiliation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1460057/us-views-on-whether-gun-ownership-increases-or-reduces-safety/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who believe that gun ownership reduces or increases safety in the United States in 2024, by demographic and party affiliation." Chart. July 24, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1460057/us-views-on-whether-gun-ownership-increases-or-reduces-safety/
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