Does owning a gun change your behavior?

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Does owning a gun change your behavior?

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Sep 26, 2013

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Back in the 1990s, Congress effectively banned the scientific study of gun violence. Still, a handful of researchers plugged on and produced a small body of work about the effect of the presence of guns on the human psyche. Chuck and Josh look at the evidence. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Sep 26, 2013

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