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2022 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Paul M. Reeping ◽  
Louis Klarevas ◽  
Sonali Rajan ◽  
Ali Rowhani-Rahbar ◽  
Justin Heinze ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Nathaniel M. Schutten ◽  
Justin T. Pickett ◽  
Alexander L. Burton ◽  
Francis T. Cullen ◽  
Cheryl Lero Jonson ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-366
Author(s):  
Timothy Hsiao

Abstract In Luke 22:36, Jesus instructs his disciples to buy swords. The best understanding of this passage is that Jesus is endorsing the carrying of weapons for personal protection. This article outlines the self-defense interpretation and defends it against several objections. I then argue that the injunction to buy a sword can be extended to gun ownership as a modern-day application. After making the scriptural case for gun ownership, I then sketch a brief philosophical argument for a strong moral right to gun ownership. Various theological, philosophical, and empirical objections are considered and found lacking.


Sleep Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 671
Author(s):  
Terrence D. Hill ◽  
Benjamin Dowd-Arrow ◽  
Christopher G. Ellison ◽  
Lauren Hale ◽  
Michael McFarland ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 174889582110604
Author(s):  
Sven Smith ◽  
Christopher J Ferguson ◽  
Robert Askew ◽  
Jonathan Pitts ◽  
Alan Hinderleider

Violent crime is a concern in the United States. Past research has suggested different correlates, including poverty, mental health disorders and the presence of guns. One particular theory, named the facilitation hypothesis, states that firearms enhance the power of an aggressor, they reduce the necessity of a physical attack, and encourage those who may not otherwise resort to violence. We look at various social factors and their relationship regarding different indicators of violent crime. We find that at the state level, gun ownership is correlated with violent crimes and income inequality with homicides specifically and we find support for the facilitation hypothesis. Future public policies which target these issues appear likely to bear fruit toward the goal of reducing crime.


BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. e048094
Author(s):  
Renee M Johnson ◽  
Cassandra Crifasi ◽  
Erin M Anderson Goodell ◽  
Arkadiusz Wiśniowski ◽  
Joseph W Sakshaug ◽  
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ObjectivesWe investigated the association between gun ownership and perceptions about COVID-19 among Texas adults as the pandemic emerged. We considered perceived likelihood that the pandemic would lead to civil unrest, perceived importance of taking precautions to prevent transmission and perceptions that the threat of COVID-19 has been exaggerated.MethodsData were collected from 5 to 12 April 2020, shortly after Texas’ stay-at-home declaration. We generated a sample using random digit dial methods for a telephone survey (n=77, response rate=8%) and by randomly selecting adults from an ongoing panel to complete the survey online (n=1120, non-probability sample). We conducted a logistic regression to estimate differences in perceptions by gun ownership. To account for bias associated with use of a non-probability sample, we used Bayesian data integration and ran linear regression models to produce more accurate measures of association.ResultsAmong the 60% of Texas adults who reported gun ownership, estimates of past 7-day gun purchases, ammunition purchases and gun carrying were 15% (n=78), 20% (n=100) and 24% (n=130), respectively. We found no evidence of an association between gun ownership with perceived importance of taking precautions to prevent transmission or with perceived likelihood of civil unrest. Results from the logistic regression (OR 1.27, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.63) and the linear regression (β=0.18, 95% CI 0.07 to 0.29) suggest that gun owners may be more likely to believe the threat of COVID-19 was exaggerated.ConclusionsCompared with those without guns, gun owners may have been inclined to downplay the threat of COVID-19 early in the pandemic.


2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (10) ◽  
pp. 1855-1864
Author(s):  
Robert M. Bossarte ◽  
Hannah N. Ziobrowski ◽  
David M. Benedek ◽  
Catherine L. Dempsey ◽  
Andrew J. King ◽  
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Objectives. To examine associations of current mental and substance use disorders with self-reported gun ownership and carrying among recently separated US Army soldiers. Veterans have high rates of both gun ownership and mental disorders, the conjunction of which might contribute to the high suicide rate in this group. Methods. Cross-sectional survey data were collected in 2018–2019 from 5682 recently separated personnel who took part in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers. Validated measures assessed recent mood, anxiety, substance use, and externalizing disorders. Logistic regression models examined associations of sociodemographic characteristics, service characteristics, and mental disorders with gun ownership and carrying. Results. Of the participants, 50% reported gun ownership. About half of owners reported carrying some or most of the time. Mental disorders were not associated significantly with gun ownership. However, among gun owners, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and intermittent explosive disorder were associated with significantly elevated odds of carrying at least some of the time. Conclusions. Mental disorders are not associated with gun ownership among recently separated Army personnel, but some mental disorders are associated with carrying among gun owners. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(10):1855–1864. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306420 )


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-45
Author(s):  
Christoph Koenig ◽  
David Schindler

Abstract Do firearm purchase delay laws reduce aggregate homicide levels? Using variation from a 6-month countrywide gun demand shock in 2012/2013, we show that U.S. states with legislation preventing immediate handgun purchases experienced smaller increases in handgun sales. Our findings indicate that this is likely driven by comparatively lower purchases among impulsive consumers. We then demonstrate that states with purchase delays also witnessed comparatively 2% lower homicide rates during the same period. Further evidence shows that lower handgun sales coincided primarily with fewer impulsive assaults and points towards reduced acts of domestic violence.


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