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.

  • Omgboom
    103•5 months ago

    This is why I use the AR-10, it’s much safer, it’s 5 AR’s fewer than the AR-15

      • root_beerEnglish
        6•5 months ago5 months ago

        I’m more comfortable around the guns I’ve seen in documentaries like Contra and Bad Dudes, with the flashing, softball-sized bullets that travel at like six inches per second

        • Thassodar
          2•5 months ago

          Everyone knows Time Crisis has the most realistic bullet travel physics.

        • ArcaneSlime
          2•5 months ago

          LOL for a second I legit thought “The Contras? They mostly used AK-47s we sold them, right?”

      • Thorry84
        3•5 months ago

        All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You’d better run, better run, outrun my gun

        • SreudianFlip
          4•5 months ago

          .308 pricing reasonable on a per-bear-stopping basis, but makes a mess of dinner.

        • M137
          1•5 months ago

          I’m playing Fallout 4 and my favorite weapon uses .308 bullets, I run out all the time and then have to use other weapons that just don’t feel as good. I spend way too much time going to shops to buy all they have and collecting resources and crafting them just to have less than enough.

          It seems the real world has a similar problem.