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2022-04-06 06:16:50 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

“Individuals who were in possession of a gun were also 4.23 times more likely to be fatally shot in an assault. In assaults where the victim had at least some chance to resist, individuals who were in possession of a gun were 5.45 times more likely to be shot.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759797/ https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/news/20190722/guns-in-home-greater-odds-of-family-homicide https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17922-carrying-a-gun-increases-risk-of-getting-shot-and-killed/

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• “Individuals who were in possession of a gun were also 4.23 times more likely to be fatally shot in an assault. In assaults where the victim had at least some chance to resist, individuals who were in possession of a gun were 5.45 times more likely to be shot.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759797/ https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/news/20190722/guns-in-home-greater-odds-of-family-homicide https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17922-carrying-a-gun-increases-risk-of-getting-shot-and-killed/