This statistic illustrates the share of Americans that carried a gun on them in 2018, by frequency. During the survey, 18 percent of Americans aged 18 and over had a gun on their person daily.
How often do you carry a gun on you?
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Ipsos. (August 28, 2018). How often do you carry a gun on you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912180/gun-control-carry-frequency/
Ipsos. "How often do you carry a gun on you?." Chart. August 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912180/gun-control-carry-frequency/
Ipsos. (2018). How often do you carry a gun on you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912180/gun-control-carry-frequency/
Ipsos. "How Often Do You Carry a Gun on You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912180/gun-control-carry-frequency/
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How often do you carry a gun on you? [Graph], Ipsos, August 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912180/gun-control-carry-frequency/