Since Trump’s election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.

  • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I hope your gun is securely “tucked away”. I have a kid and adding a gun to my household would make it statistically less safe.

    I think it’s important to know how to safely handle guns, but in my life it’s completely unnecessary to own and maintain one. I know where I could steal a few if society collapsed, which I don’t think is likely anytime soon.

      • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 day ago

        It’s actually not the kids in the house that makes it less safe, it’s the men (which I am if it matters). Or really just the gun, since suicide rates are way higher as well.

        https://time.com/6183881/gun-ownership-risks-at-home/

        Spoiler is that most people killed by guns are shot by someone they know who owns a gun. Someone having a bad day/week/year with a gun is way more dangerous that someone without one.

        Study findings in one other area were noteworthy: homicides perpetrated by strangers. Homicides of this kind were relatively uncommon in our study population—much less common than deaths perpetrated by the victim’s partner, family members, or friends. But when they happened, people living with gun owners did not experience them less often than people in gun-free homes.

        The article later states they were trending toward higher risks in home invasions with guns, but did not have enough to be statistically relevant.