Double Naught Spy
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UW study found that over a 4 year period, twice as many handgun owners are carrying handguns now than were carrying at the start of the study. "Carrying" is defined as carrying at least once in the last 30 days. With that said, 38% of those who did carry in the last 30 days were noted to be daily carriers. Overall, that means about 6 million people carry daily (as of 2019, study's conclusion). This is up from 3 million in 2015.
There are some other breakdowns in the study (such as by may carry, shall carry, permitless carry) that some of y'all may find interesting. I am a little disheartened by the overall low numbers, but very happy to see that they are changing for the better.
Here is the original citation:
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307094
Here is a recap without a bunch of the science jargon:
https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/11/21/twice-as-many-carry-guns
There are some other breakdowns in the study (such as by may carry, shall carry, permitless carry) that some of y'all may find interesting. I am a little disheartened by the overall low numbers, but very happy to see that they are changing for the better.
Here is the original citation:
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307094
Here is a recap without a bunch of the science jargon:
https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/11/21/twice-as-many-carry-guns