About one in seven Americans keep a loaded firearm at home
Core finding
Whether a firearm is loaded is only a live question in homes that keep one. Half of Americans (51%) say there are no firearms kept in or around their home, according to a Verasight survey conducted Nov. 14-20, 2025.
Another 27% say none of their firearms are now loaded, and 14% say at least one is. Relatively few are unsure (3%) or prefer not to say (5%).
Topline distribution
About one in seven Americans keep a loaded firearm at home.
Are any of these firearms now loaded?
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
Are any of these firearms now loaded?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.