The number of handgun owners who carried a firearm each day doubled from 2015 to 2019, according to a new study.
The study’s authors said in 2019 an estimated 6 million people carried a handgun daily (while not in their car), up from an estimated 3 million who carried in 2015.
An estimated 16 million carried a handgun at least once per month in 2019, compared to an estimated 9 million who did the same in 2015.
A majority of respondents (72%) who participated in the study said they carried a handgun on them for personal protection.