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title: "The demographics and politics of gun-owning households"
description: "Americans with young children in their home are just as likely as other adults to have a gun in their household, according to newly released survey data from the Pew Research Center."
date: "2014-07-15"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Suh"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2014/07/15/the-demographics-and-politics-of-gun-owning-households/"
---

# The demographics and politics of gun-owning households