How Often Do People Defend Themselves With A Gun?

Curious City

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🗓️ 11 February 2018

⏱️ 13 minutes

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For more than 20 years, researchers have tracked how often Americans defend themselves with a gun. So why can’t they agree on an answer?

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0:00.0	Hello there, Curiosity listeners. It's Alexandra Solomon here, the editor for Curia City.
0:05.3	And just a quick heads up about this episode. We produced this story before the recent shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
0:13.7	Given all the news coverage from Florida, we realize you might not want to hear another story about gun use right now.
0:19.9	And if that's the case, you might prefer to
0:21.9	hold off on listening to this episode. Thanks.
0:27.2	It's Curious City, where we take your questions about Chicago and the region, and investigate,
0:33.0	report, explore, from WBEZ.
0:39.0	Hi, I'm Curious City reporter Monica Eng.
0:42.4	And today, we're going to tell you the story of two Chicago friends.
0:46.3	Their names are Rady and Mike.
0:48.8	Rady says they have this recurring argument.
0:51.1	It's about a gun Mike recently got.
0:53.6	That he carries on him at all times,
0:57.7	actually saw the gun accidentally, and it scared me. Rady's scared because she's read some studies
1:04.4	about how people who live in homes with guns are more likely to die from guns. So Rady's
1:10.2	tried to convince Mike.
1:11.7	It's dangerous to have a gun in your house.
1:14.4	Even if you're not violent,
1:16.0	it's more likely for someone to get accidentally shot.
1:19.2	But she says Mike, who didn't want to talk for this story,
1:22.3	argues it's more likely he'll protect his home or business from a, quote, bad guy.
1:27.2	So Rady asked Curious City.
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