| Statistic Verification |
| Source: Just Facts, National Rifle Association |
| Date Verified: 2.23.2012 |
| National Rifle Association (NRA) Statistics | |
| Total number of members of the NRA | 4.3 million |
| Annual NRA revenue | $205 million |
| Amount spent by the NRA during the 2008 presidential election | $10 million |
| Amount the NRA’s CEO Wayne LaPierre earns annually | $895,897 |
| Amount spent on the new NRA headquarters built in 1990 | $15 million |
| Amount of annual contributions spent of fundraising | 46 % |
| Total number of Firearms owned by U.S. civilians (2010) | 300 million |
| Total number of U.S. Firearms owned by civilians that are Handguns | 100 million |
| Gun Ownership Demographics | |
| A 2005 nationwide Gallup poll of 1,012 adults found the following levels of firearm ownership | |
| Total Percentage of Households owning a Firearm | 42% |
| Total Percentage of Individuals owning a Firearm | 30% |
| Total Percentage of Males owning a Firearm | 47% |
| Total Percentage of Females owning a Firearm | 13% |
| Total Percentage of Whites owning a Firearm | 33% |
| Total Percentage of Non-whites | 18% |
| Total Percentage of Republicans owning a Firearm | 41% |
| Total Percentage of Independents owning a Firearm | 27% |
| Total Percentage of Democrats owning a Firearm | 23% |
| In the same poll, gun owners stated they own firearms for the following reasons | |
| Total Percentage who own Firearms for Protection Against Crime | 67% |
| Total Percent who own Firearms for Target Shooting | 66% |
| Total Percent who own Firearms for Hunting | 41% |
| The following are estimates of private firearm ownership in the U.S. as of 2010 | |
| Households With A Gun | Adults Owning a Gun | Adults Owning a Handgun | |
| Percentage | 40-45% | 30-34% | 17-19% |
| Number | 47-53 million | 70-80 million | 40-45 million |
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