In a first, more Americans support gun rights than gun control

[Archimedes]

1-2. Adolescents carry guns for protection–against other adolescents carrying guns

3. Adolescents overestimate peer gun carrying and thus are more likely to carry themselves.

5. Social disorder increases the likelihood of adolescent gun carrying

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/firearms-archives/

And they say call us savages.




5. Across states, more guns = more suicides

9. Gun owners do not have more mental health problems than non-owners

10. Gun owners are not more suicidal than non-owners


http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-ownership-and-use/


It's deep that some people would off themselves given a seemingly easy way out but would rather go on living otherwise.

 

[Richard Wright]

So which groups are precluded from purchasing guns and how do you enforce it?

Blacks, hispanics, and anyone else with a net worth too low to afford private security. Peace of mind is for the rich.

At least acording to Bloomberg.