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Research Insights: How Do Overconfidence and Other Behavioral Biases Affect Gun Ownership and Safety?

17 Jun 2024

This is a correlation between overconfidence and high levels of gun acceptance and carrying. Attitudes towards firearms differ across cultures and regions. Personal behavioral biases like overconfidence can have significant implications for public safety and policy.

Authors

Cafferata, Fernando Gabriel, Domínguez, Patricio, Scartascini, Carlos

DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013031
Published in
United States of America