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dangerous alley — A recent study published in The Journal of Preventive Medicine offers new support for the argument that owning a gun does not make you safer. The study, led by David Hemenway, Ph.D., of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…

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Debunking the Defensive Gun Use Myth

Jan 15, 2015, 7:11 PM 69

The Myth of Defensive Gun Use **Note – This article appeared in Politico on 1/14/2015 In the early hours of Nov. 2, 2013, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, a pounding at the door startled Theodore Wafer from his slumber. Unable to…

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More Holes in the Defensive Gun Use Myth: New Study Finds DGU is Ineffective and Rare

Data, Debunking Myths, Long Read

Debunking the Defensive Gun Use Myth

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