Saturday, December 8, 2018

Why we're skeptical of gun "research"

A survey study released earlier this year by researchers at East Carolina University shows, in part: 
• Among those who report living in firearm-owning households, 25% have one or more loaded and unlocked firearms in their home.
• Overall, nearly one-in-ten Americans (9%) live in a household with one or more loaded and unlocked firearms in their home

I suspect it's way more than one-in-ten.

Gun folk tend to be shy about sharing their practices with pollsters.

BTW: The study deems "loaded and unlocked" as being an unsafe storage practice. I'd say the study is making some assumptions, showing some prejudice there.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Doug;

    You are correct about people being reluctant to answer pollsters about firearms...my favorite phrase when confronted by pollsters is "What you talking about Willis". Most gun owners will dodge the answer.

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