What share of Americans said there was a gun in their home in October 2025?
Answer42%
That was down from 48% a year earlier; Gallup has asked the question for decades.
Source: Gallup (2025) news.gallup.com
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6 sourced facts about firearms, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
Going deeper
About how many firearms were manufactured in the United States in 2023?
Answer9,772,259
Pistols made up about 40% of production, at nearly 3.94 million.
Source: ATF, Firearms Commerce in the United States (2023) atf.gov
About how many active federal firearms licensees (dealers, manufacturers, importers and others) were there in 2023?
Answer132,383
The count covers dealers, manufacturers, importers, collectors and other federal license types.
Source: ATF, Firearms Commerce in the United States (2023) atf.gov
Expert level
What share of U.S. gun owners cited target shooting as a reason for owning a gun in 2024?
Answer69%
Sport shooting outranked hunting (55%) as a reason for ownership.
Source: Gallup (2024) news.gallup.com
In which year did U.S. firearm manufacturing hit its peak, at nearly 13.8 million guns?
Answer2021 (13,806,940)
Production has eased since the 2021 peak but remained near 10 million in 2023.
Source: ATF, Firearms Commerce in the United States (2023) atf.gov
About how many firearms were imported into the United States in 2023?
Answer5,933,210
Imports added more than half again to the nearly 9.8 million guns made domestically that year.
Source: ATF, Firearms Commerce in the United States (2023) atf.gov
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