# Few Americans have seen content online encouraging firearm harm

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## Reading

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

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?

Few Americans have seen content online encouraging firearm harm.

- No: 66.9%
- Yes, once or twice: 10.6%
- Don’t know / Unsure: 7.8%
- Yes, several times: 7.7%
- Yes, many times: 5.2%
- Prefer not to respond: 1.8%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#exposure-to-online-content-encouraging-violence-with-firearms](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#exposure-to-online-content-encouraging-violence-with-firearms)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#exposure-to-online-content-encouraging-violence-with-firearms](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#exposure-to-online-content-encouraging-violence-with-firearms)