I think it is important to distinguish between urban and suburban areas, in which case suburban areas actually have the most gun owners (since they contain roug

I think it is important to distinguish between urban and suburban areas, in which case suburban areas actually have the most gun owners (since they contain roughly half the population, and suburban households are more likely to own a gun than urban households) and this is where I'm drawing my personal experiences from. Due to fewer restrictions and more places to shoot, suburban areas are easier places to own one or more guns. At any rate - 3.3 still seems reasonable to me. Although I'm not incredibly confident about it, your anecdotes and assumptions aren't enough to convince me that it is substantially higher than the actual rate.