According to a Pew Research Center poll, 44% of all Americans personally know someone who has been shot, either by accident or intentionally.
This article below is titled: America’s Relationship With Guns? New Research Shows It’s Complicated
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/america-s-relationship-guns-new-research-shows-it-s-complicated-n775456?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma