Gun ownership drops in US, but support for gun rights grows

A look at gun ownership and attitudes about gun control in the United States:
— Gun ownership has decreased among all age, race and gender groups since 1973. At its peak in that time frame, in 1977, 50.4 percent of households had guns. By 2014, just 31 percent of households did.
— The drop was most pronounced among younger Americans. Among 18- to 25-year-olds, the ownership rate fell from 45 percent to 13 percent.
— Black gun ownership has dropped 75 percent since 1973; white g