American women saying they personally own a firearm is nearly one in four, according to an October Gallup poll.
That survey indicated the highest gun ownership since the 1990s, with 43 percent of women reporting at least one in their home and 23 percent saying it's theirs. (Half of American men own a firearm, the poll showed.)
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