That Harvard study raises some methodological concerns, most notably that 22 or even 25% is a very low estimate. Googling around other surveys found 45% or 35%. It could be that this survey is better but that discrepancy should be accounted for. Phone surveys are particularly bad, and IIRC skew towards older females.
Also, an “unpublished Harvard/Northeastern survey result summary, obtained exclusively by the Guardian and the Trace” ? While I think there is some merit to open-access articles that can be discussed before/during peer review, I’m not sure a newspaper article is an appropriate place. I would call that a press release, not an article.
Still, the “super owners” are concerning. Any day now they could evolve several extra arms to become more deadly.
ETA: oh looks like the 2004 study was phone and criticized for using that method, the Guardian article doesn’t seem to note that. According to the Trace link at the top, they used “the GfK Knowledge Panel, a nationally representative online panel used by researchers and marketing companies to poll Americans on a variety of issues” but they don’t elaborate.
Couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that fewer people huntthese days :rolleyes:
I am not quite a “super owner” yet, but will be later this year. Here is what I own and why:
For using
.22 semi auto rifle - target shooting. Has trigger lock.
20 gauge single shot shotgun - bird hunting, mostly quail and pheasant. I clean and eat everything I shoot.
9mm semi auto pistol - home defense. Stays in a locked metal ammo can, as does all ammo for all my guns. Only I have a key.
I will be getting a double barrel shotgun later this year for additional option when hunting and for skeet
Collecting
32 caliber pistol, circa 1885. Non working.
22 caliber pistol, circa 1965. Cheap model. Works but I wouldn’t pull the trigger with your finger. ;p Has trigger lock.
22 caliber thumb trigger rifle, circa 1920. non working, currently restoring.
Flintlock rifle, circa 1850. Non working.
All but 2 of the above have been passed down in my family. The shotgun I have owned since I was about 12. The only “new” gun is the 9mm. I guess I’m a dangerous man…
I think she emptied her only clip. Good thing they took off when they did.
The guy that went through the glass door should be cut up bad. He’ll probably turn up at a hospital ER.
I wonder why they got all that inventory in that house? They said she’s a restaurant Manager. I guess all that stuff is for the restaurant. Odd place to store it.
DGU with no injuries (from guns). I’m pretty sure I’m not going to engage in a foot chase with a suspected armed robber, but apparently this guy had it under control with wrestling moves.
Yep, Winchester. The thought process was, supposedly, that the pull of the finger against a trigger tended to tense the shooter and ever so slightly raise the business end of the barrel. Simply releasing the hammer with one’s thumb would not. Sounds logical, I guess! All I need now is to find a firing pin.
DGU with no deaths. Girl brought a knife to a gun fight. 2 of 3 shots hit again illustrating that shot placement is critical. There was actually a press release by police for this one.
DGU with no deaths. Normally I wouldn’t post this one because it’s not super clear what happened, but here I found it interesting that Lunn was shot in the head…and then he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. That’s just a bad day.
DGU with one death. Running at an attacker, closing your eyes, and firing is a terrible way to employ defense tactics. It did end much better than it could have. I wonder if that statement was taken out of context.
