# About one in seven Americans keep a loaded firearm at home

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## Reading

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

Are any of these firearms now loaded?

About one in seven Americans keep a loaded firearm at home.

- There are no firearms kept in or around my home: 50.7%
- No: 27.2%
- Yes: 14.0%
- Prefer not to respond: 5.2%
- Don’t know/not sure: 2.8%

## 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#loaded-firearms](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#loaded-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#loaded-firearms](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#loaded-firearms)