Case-control studies have repeatedly found that gun ownership is associated with an increased risk of gun-related homicide or suicide occurring in the home (Kellermann and Reay,
1986; Kellermann et al.,
1993; Cummings and Koepsell,
1998; Wiebe,
2003; Dahlberg et al.,
2004; Hemenway,
2011; Anglemeyer et al.,
2014). For homicides, the association is largely driven by gun-related violence committed by family members
and other acquaintances,
not strangers (Kellermann et al.,
1993,
1998; Wiebe,
2003).
when most most gun owners in the U.S. shoot at someone, it ends up being family, friends and acquaintances.