Armed by fear: Self-defense handguns and women's health

Firearms or SARS-Cov-2: what is the most lethal?

“…With 393 million guns, the US has nearly half of the firearms in the world, with more guns than US citizens (120 firearms per 100 people). 1 Fear and catastrophe are known to increase the purchase of guns, 2,3 including events such as mass shootings or terrorist attacks, and even the Barack Obama election where sections of the population felt insecure. In late 2019, a new highly contagious virus appeared in China and spread around the world with a high mortality rate.…”

“…the availability of firearms to individuals) and the level of firearm ownership, both at the population, household and individual levels. 4 Owning a gun increases the risk of death by domestic violence for women by 20-fold 2,5 and the risk of suicide by 3-fold. 6 Contrary to the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic, the current increased trend for gun ownership will not only have short-term consequences, as the risk of death increases the moment the gun is purchased, but will also have long-term consequences and subsequent increases in gun violence.…”