Most veterans do not own firearms 

Using data from the HICRC sponsored National Firearms Survey, which oversampled US veterans, researchers provided detailed, nationally representative information on firearm ownership among US veterans.  About 47% of male veterans and 24% of female veterans own firearms.  Over 63% report that protection as a primary reason for firearm ownership.  The article “Firearm ownership among American veterans: findings from the 2015 National Firearm Survey” by Cleveland, Azrael, Simonetti and Miller was published in appears in Injury Epidemiology.