Few Americans have seen content online encouraging firearm harm
Core finding
Two-thirds of U.S. adults (67%) say they have not seen anything online in the past 12 months that encouraged threatening, intimidating, or hurting oneself or others with a firearm, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey.
About a quarter (24%) say they have, whether once or twice (11%), several times (8%), or many times (5%); another 8% are unsure and 2% decline to answer.
Topline distribution
Few Americans have seen content online encouraging firearm harm.
In the past 12 months, have you ever seen or read something online (e.g., social media, message, forum post) that encouraged threatening, intimidating or hurting yourself or others with a firearm?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 2 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
In the past 12 months, have you ever seen or read something online (e.g., social media, message, forum post) that encouraged threatening, intimidating or hurting yourself or others with a firearm?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.