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Politico Magazine: Idea of ‘Defensive Gun Ownership’ a ‘Tragic Myth’

Politico Magazine: Idea of ‘Defensive Gun Ownership’ a ‘Tragic Myth’ On January 14, Politico Magazine (PM) ran a story suggesting the claim that guns are used for defense purposes more often than ill-intent is wrong, and the whole idea behind “defensive gun ownership” is a “tragic myth.” PM defined the “tragic myth” as the belief “that millions of gun owners successfully use their firearms to defend themselves and their families from criminals.” They pointed to the dearth of academic support for defensive gun uses (DGUs) in “public health literature” and listed three instances in which a homeowner fired a gun… View Article