Racial Profiling

[Spang]

Facts about Keeping a
Gun in the Home



Fifty-seven percent of handguns are stored unlocked, and 55% are kept loaded.


Source: Cook P., and Ludwig J. (1996) Guns in America: Results of a Comprehensive National Survey on Firearms Ownership and Use. Police Foundation.

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Twenty percent of all gun owners said they keep their guns unlocked and loaded, while 30% of handgun owners keep their guns unlocked and loaded.


Source: Cook P., and Ludwig J. (1996) Guns in America: Results of a Comprehensive National Survey on Firearms Ownership and Use. Police Foundation.
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Although many gun owners keep a gun in the home for protection, studies show that risks of keeping a gun in the home out-weigh benefits. For instance, a gun in the home is actually used for self-protection in fewer than 2% of home invasion crimes.


Source: Kellermann A et al. Weapon involvement in home invasion crimes. JAMA. 1995; 273: 1759-1762
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Guns kept in homes are 22 times more likely to be involved in unintentional shootings, criminal assaults, homicides and suicide attempts than to be involved in injuring or killing in self defense.


Source: Kellermann AL, et al. Injuries and deaths due to firearms in the home. Journal of Trauma, 1998; 45 (2): 263-267
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The risk of suicide of a family member is increased by nearly five times in homes with guns.


Source: Kellermann A., et al. (1992) Suicide in the home in relation to gun ownership. New England Journal of Medicine. 267, 3043-3047.
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Having one or more guns in the home makes a woman 7.2 times more likely to be the victim of a domestic homicide.


Source: Bailey, J. (1997) Risk factors for violence death of women in the home, Archives of Internal Medicine. 157(7), 777-782.

[Metanis]

Im comming to get you I know where you live Evil or Very Mad

I'm pretty sure Metanis will welcome the "loaded gun" you'll bring Cartalas.

You enjoyed it huh?

[Bubba Grizz]

Having one or more guns in the home makes a woman 7.2 times more likely to be the victim of a domestic homicide.

What about male victims?

[Niffoni]

Having one or more guns in the home makes a woman 7.2 times more likely to be the victim of a domestic homicide.

What about male victims?

I believe it makes men 300% less likely to admit to being victims of domestic abuse of any kind.