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Originally Posted by GundamFan0083
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It's a low ranked journal, but that is not the problem. The authors have drawn a conclusion based on their own convictions and try to cherry pick evidence. Personally I'm not opposed to gun ownership but I am against shoddy craftsmanship in academic writing, that paper should not have passed peer review.
Some respected sources on the topic:
http://ftp.iza.org/dp3589.pdf
http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM199208133270705
You can check the references for related papers on sub topics of interest.