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Most gun owners use lead ammunition, yet half don’t practice hygiene behaviors after shooting (hsph.harvard.edu)
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[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The US has a lot of gun owners, but it also has a lot of people who don't own guns but are MAGAs anyway.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 points 1 week ago

They might have grown up in a household with an active gun owner, which, when combined with bad hygiene practices after shooting, might cause lead to cause developmental effects.