1/ New paper just out in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(25)00024-8/abstract) - Quick summary with more detail in thread: folks overestimate how protective home firearm access is during home invasions and underestimate how much home firearm access increases suicide risk.
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62.3% of all adults and 85.7% of adults w home firearm access believe firearms are at least somewhat helpful in keeping people safe during a home invasion.
Most folks see firearms as tools for safety.
Among those who think firearms are *somewhat helpful* during home invasion, 62.6% also think they at least somewhat increase suicide risk.
- Those who don't think Biden was the legit winner in 2020
- Those who believe January 6 was not an example of domestic terrorism
- Those who store firearms loaded & unlocked
- Those who have heard gunshots in their neighborhood
- Those who think Biden was the legit winner in 2020
- Those who believe January 6 was an example of domestic terrorism
- Those who do not store firearms loaded and unlocked