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Americans Rarely Use Guns for Self-Defense Despite Widespread Belief
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The common narrative that armed Americans routinely use their firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones from threats has been dealt a significant blow by new research suggesting such scenarios are exceedingly rare.
A comprehensive study published March 14 in JAMA Network Open revealed that less than 1% of gun owners reported using their weapon defensively in the past year, while exposure to gun violence was dramatically more common. |
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Judge100
(3/15/2025)
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The survey mentioned in this article only surveyed 3000 gun owners. In contrast, the 2021 National Firearms survey polled "fifty-four thousand U.S. residents aged 18 and over, and it identified 16,708 gun owners."
Results: "approximately a third
of gun owners (31.1%) have used a firearm to defend themselves or their property,
often on more than one occasion, and it estimates that guns are used defensively by
firearms owners in approximately 1.67 million incidents per year."
Nice try.
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