Half of Americans Prefer To Live Where Guns Are Allowed

Publication Date: 09/22/2025 3:00 PM CST

Half of Americans Prefer To Live Where Guns Are Allowed

Publication: 09/22/2025 3:00 PM CST

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Half of American voters (51%) would rather live in a community where people are allowed to own guns.
- One third (34%) would prefer to live where guns are outlawed.
A plurality (38%) mistakenly attribute the leading cause of gun deaths in the U.S. to mass shootings.
Just 13% know that suicide is, in fact, the leading cause of gun deaths.
- That places it fourth on the list, after mass shootings (38%), gang violence (21%), and other (14%).
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters either own a gun or have an immediate family member who does.
- Forty-six percent (47%) do not, while 6% report not sure.
These results are steady with our September 3rd results.