A slim majority keep no loaded firearms at home
Core finding
About one-in-eight U.S. adults (13%) say they keep a loaded firearm that is also unlocked, with no key, combination, or fingerprint needed to get or fire it, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey. Another 21% keep loaded guns and say every one of them is locked.
A 58% majority say their homes hold no loaded firearms at all. The rest either aren't certain (3%) or decline to answer (5%).
Topline distribution
A slim majority keep no loaded firearms at home.
Are any of these loaded firearms also unlocked? By unlocked, we mean you do not need a key or a combination or a hand/fingerprint to get the gun or to fire it. Don’t count the safety as a lock.
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
Don’t count the safety as a lock.
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.