Patrick Bet-David, Adam Sosnick and Jerah Hutchins talk about shocking gun statistics. . to find out more watch the recent podcast. About 40% of Americans say they or someone in their household owns a gun, and 22% of individuals (about 72 million people) report owning a gun, according to surveys from Pew and Harvard and Northeastern. ... The SAS estimates that American civilians own 393 million guns, ranking the U.S. number one in firearms per capita.