Why Are More Americans Buying Guns for Self-Defense?
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A recent study explores why, despite the falling rate of violent crime, more and more Americans report owning guns for self-protection.
The original post: /r/science by /u/einsteinfrankenstein on 2024-06-10 15:33:40.

Original Title: More and more American claim to own guns for self-defense. This may be due to a sense of lack of safety and response to both general and specific threats. Potential causes include the pandemic, changes in gun advertisement, and spread of conspiracy theories such as the great replacement theory.