Additionally, if you have children, having a gun in the home might affect their safety. Most parents that own a gun try to keep their children from finding and handling the family’s guns, but when a child or teen is killed by a firearm, the gun that killed them comes from their own home 72 percent of the time. Suicide: Another fact is that 55% of firearm use is suicide. Studies have shown that access to firearms only increases the odds of suicide as much as three times more likely. According to a new Stanford study, men who own handguns are eight times more likely to die of gun suicides than men who don’t, and women who own handguns are 35 times more likely than women who don’t. Access to guns: One of the biggest myths about guns is that you have to get a background check in order to gain access to one. This is false because even though some places require you to have a licence or permit, others don't. There are plenty of places in the world where you can get your hands on unlicensed guns in sketchy places. In the United States, access to guns, where they are legal, is very easy and about a third of Americans confess that they personally own a gun and keep it in their
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