sculptor
Valued Senior Member
I think #1 is misleading. Many households have more than one gun. However, surveys are also misleading. I know several people who would say "nope, no guns here" if asked. I know I surely would not tell a stranger, over the phone, if I had a gun in my house. I would disregard who they claimed to be working for.
Just like I wouldnt tell them whether I had cash on me at all times, sometimes, seldom... lol...
Number of households in US
2014 / 123,229,000
number of firearms 310 million
= about 2.5 guns per household (as an average)
and, many have none. And some have many (I know a drywaller who has at least 20.---i've never known exactly why---but then again, i have well over 20 clamps, saws, measuring tapes, hammers, chisels, gouges, etc... so, who am i to judge?)
Long ago: After I refused permission for him to search the car: A cop asked me if I had any weapons in the car--------I said "No"---He said: You wouldn't lie to me would you?"(while staring at a pick handle through the back window)---I said: I would if I did, but I don't so I won't."