| Online: | |
| Visits: | |
| Stories: |
| Story Views | |
| Now: | |
| Last Hour: | |
| Last 24 Hours: | |
| Total: | |
More Than 6 in 10 Americans Say Guns Make Homes Safer: About 1 in 4 U.S. Households Victimized by Crime
Friday, November 7, 2014 8:33
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.
The percentage of Americans who believe having a gun in the house makes it a safer place to be (63%) has nearly doubled since 2000, when about one in three agreed with this. Three in 10 Americans say having a gun in the house makes it a more dangerous place.
More @ GALLUP
==========================================
Twenty-six percent of Americans say they or another member of their household were the victim of some type of property or physical crime in the last 12 months, ranging from theft to sexual assault, according to Gallup's index of crime victimization. Since 2000, the percentage of households that have been victimized by crime has ranged narrowly between 22% and 27%. The percentage of Americans who have been personally victimized has ranged from 14% to 19%.
More @ GALLUP
Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/11/more-than-6-in-10-americans-say-guns.html
