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More and more American claim to own guns for self-defense. This may be due to a sense of lack of safety and a 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.


A recent study explores why, despite the falling rate of violent crime, more and more Americans report owning guns for self-protection.

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