Most Americans say that self-defense is the main reason that most people purchase a firearm and almost half say it’s “too easy” to buy a gun in the United States, according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation found that Americans made more than 15 million firearms purchases last year. In a survey conducted earlier this month but released on Thursday, Rasmussen found that one in five respondents, or someone in their family, has purchased a gun in the past year.

The poll also asked respondents to state what they think is “the main reason most people purchase a gun.”

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