MOBILE, Ala.- A new survey shows that about two thirds of Alabamians own a gun and nearly half have permits to carry concealed weapons.

The new Press-Register/University of South Alabama poll surveyed 424 Alabama residents has a 5% margin of error and was conducted last Monday through Thursday.

More than 80% of people polled said they agree with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last month that overturned a handgun ban in the nation's capital.

The poll results reflect a gun ownership rate that is almost double that in the rest of the country.

Keith Nicholls, director of the USA Polling Group, said the survey results aren't surprising since Alabama is a pretty conservative state where a lot of people hunt.