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Gun Ownership Among US Women—The Business of Fear and the Promise of Safety

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.25990

July 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Corresponding Author: Michael D. Anestis, PhD, Rutgers School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Ln W, Piscataway, NJ 08854 (mda141@sph.rutgers.edu).

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