Line graph. Percentages of male and female U.S. adults who personally own a gun, trend since 2007. The data have been aggregated in two-year increments. The latest data, from 2021-2022, show 43% of men and 22% of women reporting they personally own a gun. Men have generally shown little change in ownership over the 2007-2022 period, while women's ownership has risen from 13% in 2007-2008 to 22% currently.