Short read for you 2A literalists:
5 Myths About Gun Safety
Many people’s ideas about lowering rates of injury and death from firearms are actually off target. Arm yourself—with knowledge.
MYTH #1
You’re better off if you have a gun at home to protect yourself.
MYTHBUSTER Having a gun in the house steeply raises the risk of murders, suicides, and unintentional shootings, says Cassandra Crifasi, Ph.D., codirector of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. “People kind of presume violence will be caused by a stranger versus the reality that it’s much more likely to be caused by someone they know,” she says. A study of 17.6 million people found that living with someone who owns a gun more than doubles your risk of being murdered; women who live with an abusive gun-owning partner face five times the risk. Kids face particular danger: Between 2015 and 2020, more than 2,000 children shot themselves or someone else, and about 90% of youth gun suicides involve a gun from their home or that of a relative. To reduce these risks, guns should be kept unloaded and locked in a safe, separate from ammunition.
https://www.magzter.com/stories/health/Prevention-US/5-MYTHS-ABOUT-GUN-SAFETY
5 Myths About Gun Safety
Many people’s ideas about lowering rates of injury and death from firearms are actually off target. Arm yourself—with knowledge.
MYTH #1
You’re better off if you have a gun at home to protect yourself.
MYTHBUSTER Having a gun in the house steeply raises the risk of murders, suicides, and unintentional shootings, says Cassandra Crifasi, Ph.D., codirector of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. “People kind of presume violence will be caused by a stranger versus the reality that it’s much more likely to be caused by someone they know,” she says. A study of 17.6 million people found that living with someone who owns a gun more than doubles your risk of being murdered; women who live with an abusive gun-owning partner face five times the risk. Kids face particular danger: Between 2015 and 2020, more than 2,000 children shot themselves or someone else, and about 90% of youth gun suicides involve a gun from their home or that of a relative. To reduce these risks, guns should be kept unloaded and locked in a safe, separate from ammunition.
https://www.magzter.com/stories/health/Prevention-US/5-MYTHS-ABOUT-GUN-SAFETY
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