Protection Or Peril? Gun Possession Of Questionable Value In An Assault, Study Finds

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 12:21 in Mathematics & Economics

In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists have found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.

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