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  Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that living in a home where there are guns increased risk of homicide by 40 to 170% and the risk of suicide by 90 to 460%.4
  
  The risk of dying from an unintentional gunshot injury is 3.7 times higher for adults living in homes with guns, with handguns in the home posing a particular threat.5
  
  On a state-wide level, states with higher rates of household firearm ownership have been shown to have significantly higher homicide victimization rates.6