Did you know that while only 25 percent of Americans own a handgun, 37 percent of Americans favor "a law that would ban the possession of handguns except for the police and other authorized persons." Follow the links below to learn more about public attitudes towards handguns and firearm regulation. You will discover polling information broken down by region and state, revealing little known and, for some, surprising attitudes about the role of firearms in our society. How many Americans own a handgun? How many Americans favor a handgun ban?