A new study has found that Americans, including traditionally pro-gun groups, are averse to living near AR-15 owners and neighbors who store guns insecurely. This consensus highlights potential local-level agreement on gun safety practices.

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that across all political and social groups in the United States, there is a strong preference against living near AR-15 rifle owners and neighbors who store guns outside of locked safes. This surprising consensus suggests that when it comes to immediate living environments, Americans’ views on gun control may be less divided than the polarized national debate suggests.

The research was conducted against a backdrop of increasing gun violence and polarization on gun policy in the United States. The United States has over 350 million civilian firearms and gun-related incidents, including accidents and mass shootings, have become a leading cause of death in the country. Despite political divides, the new study aimed to explore whether there’s common ground among Americans in their immediate living environments, focusing on neighborhood preferences related to gun ownership and storage.

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    24 days ago

    I don’t see how that changes the validity of the question. If we’re not talking about the same thing, the conversation is only going to end badly. What’s explicitly wrong with asking for a definition? Because I’m not understanding you at all.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      You are conflating asking and demanding. The problem is the demanding. It’s about the way it is communicated that is the problem.

      • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        24 days ago

        Okay that makes sense. To me, especially over text, the phrase “Define X” reads as a pretty standard question in a back and forth, the same way English speakers omit the pronoun ‘you’ when using imperatives. I feel like unless they were cursing at you, interpreting that as a rude demand makes a lot of assumptions.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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          24 days ago

          I guess you need to see the context of the sort of discussions I’m talking about, but there’s not one I can provide this second because I’m thinking of Reddit arguments and my VPN is on right now and Reddit wants me to log in to see them and fuck them if they think I’m going to do that.