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Private citizens use guns millions of times per year for self-defense in the U.S.

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SUPPORTED

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Survey research indicates that millions of Americans report using firearms for self-defense, supporting the claim that defensive gun use is a frequent occurrence.

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The Prevalence of Defensive Gun Use: Possible Sources of Error and the Results of 21 National Surveys

2020 · cited by 1

Synthesizes multiple national surveys showing that defensive gun uses occur frequently, with estimates far exceeding criminal uses.

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Lifetime Prevalence of Nonfatal Firearm Victimization, Offensive Gun Use, and Defensive Gun Use in a National Sample of US Adults

2026 · cited by 0

Estimates from a national probability sample that millions of US adults have used a gun defensively in their lifetime.

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → SUPPORTED · 7731 Jul 2026

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