Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Gun Control Reform Activism

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)

13. When you look at the breakdown of the numbers it becomes more significant

Reply to Scuba (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 5, 2015, 08:44 PM

Jan 2015

If you only see the number 51% it may appear to be a bare majority, but there must have been a lot of Republicans who chose not to answer the question because the numbers for them are well below 100% when added up.

A closer look at the numbers shows a hugely significant difference in gun ownership rates between Democrats and Republicans.

51% of Republicans said they owned a gun while only 27% said they did not.

Among Democrats 37% said they owned a gun while 61% said they did not.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

A Profile of Gun Owners [View all] billh58 Jan 2015 OP

That is the profile of legal gun owners back in March 2013 NecklyTyler Jan 2015 #1

I presume you have an answer to your own question. Scootaloo Jan 2015 #2

Nope, no answer NecklyTyler Jan 2015 #5

So what was your point in bringing up that nonsense? Scootaloo Jan 2015 #11

Yeah, sorry billh58 Jan 2015 #3

I have no idea who polls criminals. NecklyTyler Jan 2015 #6

This may shed some light on your question: billh58 Jan 2015 #9

16 out of 17 straw purchasers at gun shows got their guns...criminals, psychopaths and the suicidal Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #10

I seen another profile from 2014 SummerSnow Jan 2015 #4

I'm a bit surprised to see that only 51% of gun owners identify Republican .... Scuba Jan 2015 #7

When you look at the breakdown of the numbers it becomes more significant Bjorn Against Jan 2015 #13

Non-Hispanic white men in America have been scared into the gun stores by the GOP and NRA Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #8

For years, Gungeoneers have said those gun fancying demographics weren't provable. Now Hoyt Jan 2015 #12

37% of gun owners are Democratic.... kioa Jan 2015 #14

Enjoy your stay. (nt) Paladin Jan 2015 #15

The assumption that ALL billh58 Jan 2015 #16

I was just about to block them from the Group, but noticed that they are PPRd (again, most likely)nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #17

Glad to hear it. (nt) Paladin Jan 2015 #18

Troll math is so billh58 Jan 2015 #19