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by hgsgm 1459 days ago
22% of (probably adults) own a gun.

40% of people (or adults, not sure) live in a household with a gun. Not all of those people consent to the gun's presence.

"percent of households" is probably in between.

Gun control issue is not dead, because the percentage varies regionally, and gun control can stop people from buying and using a gun immediately in a fit of passion.

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"Not all of those people consent to the gun's presence."

No, of course not. But most do.

Anyway, to my original post, a criminal entering a household has about an even chance to burgling an armed home. It varies regionally, so in Kennesaw the chance is nearly 100%, in Chicago it's nearly 0% (legally owned anyway).