That NIH study assumes no injury would have occured in homes with a gun if no gun had been present. That doesn't seem too rigorous. US Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates Americans successfully use a gun in self defense ~115,000 times/year. The study acknowledges 13 such instances. Thirteen.
⬆️⬆️⬆️11 suicides for every self defense. People worry more about someone stealing their TV than they do about a loved one blowing their brains out.
She's been a cop her whole adult life. Of course she'd have a gun in her house.
The timeline of gun purchase indicates “fear” - look at the Right Wing Obama Spike.
I keep thinking in term of Trump's jokes abt Paul Pelosi.
I'm not a fan of the policy here, but this is smart politics. Far more useful than any appeal to gun folks is her performance of "strength," a male-coded trait that matters a great deal to many voters. This line allows her to be "strong" but still feminine. Smart politics in a sexist nation.