“What did increase with gun ownership? The incidence in murders committed by loved ones, friends, and acquaintances, such as rival gang members. ‘Not only do guns not protect people from having strangers kill them but having those guns around puts them at greater risk for being killed in a situation with someone that they do know,’ said study co-author Dr. Michael Siegel, professor of community health sciences at the BU School of Public Health.” – States with most gun owners have more ‘non-stranger’ homicides [via bostonglobe.com]