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State-level household gun ownership proxy dataset, 1949–2020 [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 This dataset expands an existing proxy for U.S. household gun ownership rates, known as the rate of firearm suicides divided by all suicides (FSS), covering 1949–2020, with newly added data for the 1949–1972 period.
Megan Kang, Elizabeth Rasich
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SSM: Population Health, 2019 Americans can be divided into two groups: those who own guns and those who do not. Although people who own guns and people who do not own guns are often separated along social, cultural, and political lines, it is unclear whether these divisions might ...
Benjamin Dowd-Arrow +2 more
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Size Matters? Penis Dissatisfaction and Gun Ownership in America [PDF]
American Journal of Men's HealthIn this study, we formally examine the association between penis size dissatisfaction and gun ownership in America. The primary hypothesis, derived from the psychosexual theory of gun ownership, asserts that men who are more dissatisfied with the size of
Terrence D. Hill +5 more
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Public opinion on gun policy by race and gun ownership status. [PDF]
Prev Med, 2021 We sought to examine support for gun polices by race and ethnicity, and among gun owning subgroups. We combined two waves of the National Survey of Gun Policy (January 2017 and 2019 [N = 3804]). We used chi-square tests to assess whether support for gun policies differed by race or ethnicity overall and among subgroups of gun owners. Most U.S.
Crifasi CK +4 more
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Sexual Dysfunction and Gun Ownership in America: When Hard Data Meet a Limp Theory [PDF]
American Journal of Men's Health, 2021 Although there has been no direct empirical evidence linking sexual dysfunction (SD) with gun ownership, speculation has been widespread and persistent for decades. In this paper, we formally examine the association between SD and gun ownership.
Terrence D. Hill PhD +5 more
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Differences in beliefs about COVID-19 by gun ownership: a cross-sectional survey of Texas adults [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives We 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 ...
Cassandra Crifasi +6 more
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Happiness is a warm gun? Gun ownership and happiness in the United States (1973–2018) [PDF]
SSM: Population Health, 2020 Although there is no empirical evidence linking gun ownership with happiness, speculation is widespread. In this paper, we assess the association between gun ownership and happiness.
Terrence D. Hill +3 more
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The descriptive epidemiology of brand-specific gun ownership in the US: results from the 2019 National Lawful Use of Guns Survey [PDF]
Injury Epidemiology, 2021 Background No previous study has identified the specific brands of guns owned by gun owners. This study aimed to: (1) ascertain and describe patterns of brand- and model-specific gun ownership among US gun owners; and (2) investigate the relationship ...
Michael Siegel +4 more
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Gun ownership for political protection or armed political expression: a nationally representative analysis of differences in 2025 vs. 2023 [PDF]
Injury EpidemiologyBackground Reasons for gun ownership have shifted from primarily for hunting, to protection from other people, and increasingly for concerns about political violence. In 2023, these reasons differed by party affiliation.
Julie A. Ward +4 more
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Gun ownership and social gun culture. [PDF]
Inj Prev, 2016 We assessed gun ownership rates in 2013 across the USA and the association between exposure to a social gun culture and gun ownership. We used data from a nationally representative sample of 4000 US adults, from 50 states and District of Columbia, aged >18 years to assess gun ownership and social gun culture performed in October 2013.
Kalesan B +3 more
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