Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 28, 2022
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July 28, 2022: If someone is breaking into your home or business, 83% of voters say that it is appropriate to protect yourself by threatening him with a gun. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 8% think it is not appropriate, and 9% are not sure.
The survey also found that 79% of voters believe that self-defense is a legitimate purpose for owning a gun, 69% say that hunting is, and 26% say protection against the government. Just 9% say there is no legitimate purpose for owning a gun.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 12-13, 2022. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 2.8 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
If someone is breaking into your home or business, is it appropriate to protect yourself by threatening him with a gun?
- 83%-Yes
- 8%-No
- 9%-Not sure
Please let me know which of the following is a legitimate purpose for owning a gun:
Self-defense
- 79-Yes
- 21%-No
Hunting
- 69%-Yes
- 31%-No
Protection against government
- 26%-Yes
- 74%-No
There is no legitimate purpose for owning a gun
- 9%-Yes
- 91%-No
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