D’Alessio and Stolzenberg: The Number of Firearm Thefts Shows the Prevalence of Gun Ownership Hasn’t Declined

We have evaluated the veracity of the claim that the prevalence of gun ownership has declined in the U.S. However, rather than using gun ownership data, we relied on previously reported data drawn from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) regarding the percentage of completed burglaries and thefts resulting in a stolen gun.  If the … Read more

Barnett: We Need to Challenge the Idea of Gun Ownership in America

  Second Amendment zealots say that people, not guns, kill people. But when a nation has more guns than people – 393 million guns and 326 million people – the prevalence of guns is going to lead to the demise of people through intentional shootings, accidents or suicides. The toll is more than 110 people … Read more