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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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[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The receiver, not the owner.

Incorrect. Most gun deaths are suicides.

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/new-report-highlights-us-2023-gun-deaths-suicide-by-firearm-at-record-levels-for-third-straight-year

[–] Afaithfulnihilist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That still makes them the recipient of the bullet.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

And the owner, no? (We're just gonna go in circles here.)