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Study reveals "widespread, bipartisan aversion" to neighbors owning AR-15 rifles (www.psypost.org)

submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it comes to immediate living environments, Americans’ views on gun control may be less divided than the polarized national debate suggests.

The research was conducted against a backdrop of increasing gun violence and polarization on gun policy in the United States. The United States has over 350 million civilian firearms and gun-related incidents, including accidents and mass shootings, have become a leading cause of death in the country. Despite political divides, the new study aimed to explore whether there’s common ground among Americans in their immediate living environments, focusing on neighborhood preferences related to gun ownership and storage.

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[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Oh no, kids are dying. Quickly tell everyone nothing ever happened in Tiananmen Square because spreading misinformation will help apparently.

Surely only people who want kids dead would point out misinformation. /s

[–] Ballistic_86@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You are a sad nihilist and you have a strange way of arguing your point. Comparing a random person quoting a stat from the internet on a social media post to the CCP covering up Tiananmen is so interesting. It takes what-about-ism to a whole other level. It wasn’t even misinformation, it was just a hastily googled fact from some random person on Lemmy.

Hard to believe you wouldn’t go with the usual, “What about cars? What about being fat?” As if any of that would be relevant to the shocking stats for gun violence deaths of children and young adults.

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

... and you have a strange way of arguing your point.

That's the issue, I am not arguing any point other than the main post is misleading. US gun laws are absolutely stupid. You desperately need a reform. I never disagreed with that. Sure, more people die of heart disease but that is much harder to fix than gun laws.

You are just projecting shit onto my comments that was never there and then get confused when I don't disagree in the way you expect.