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Republican Con CRUMBLES As Gun Industry Lies Blown Apart By Their Own Research
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5:28Now PlayingRepublican's narrative, such as the one pushed by Sen. John Kennedy, over people feeling safer by having guns and concealed carry laws gets blown apart by the gun industries' own research unveiled by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the gun industry’s trade group, proving people feel actually more afraid knowing people have guns and potentially hidden guns near them. John Iadarola and Tory Shulman break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Concealed Handguns Create a Climate of Fear, the Gun Industry’s Own Research Reveals
"For as long as there has been a gun-rights movement, the movement’s leaders, industry representatives, and academic supporters have argued that carrying firearms made Americans more secure. Studies conducted over the past 14 years by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the gun industry’s trade group, have meanwhile found that the practice is a boon for business. But what is good for profits, according to one NSSF study from that period, has resulted in a harmful trade-off: As armed Americans have moved into public spaces, people in every corner of society have felt an increased sense of danger.
That market-research report, produced in 2018 and titled “Multi-Generational Research: Purchases, Perceptions, and Participation for the Firearms Industry,” was based on a survey of 1,800 people, spanning four generations, from baby boomers to Gen Z, and asked a wide range of questions covering a variety of gun-related topics. The researchers concluded that “more Americans feel less safe when it comes to people legally carrying concealed guns in public.” The finding applied to non-gun owners and gun owners alike, as well as to both ends of the political spectrum. “While millennials, liberals, and non-owners are more adamant about feeling less safe,” the study continued, “a majority of gun owners and conservatives also don’t feel safe when it comes to concealed carry.”"
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