The LA Times reports on a study by researchers at Standford University of murder statistics for a 12-year period from 2004 to 2016. The data is from California, one of the states that provides consistent and relatively complete information. (Many US states don’t.)
Bottom line: A gun may make the owner feel safer, but an adult living with the owner of a handgun is three times more likely to be shot and killed than someone living in a home with no handgun. It’s twice the risk of death for all types of guns, and three times when we limit the discussion to pistols.
I suppose there are two ways you could look at these data:
- It’s better not to have a handgun in the home.
- If another adult in the home has a handgun, you may need your own to protect yourself from that person.
Really, who wants to live…
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Eric Boehlert, 4 April 2022

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