This week, we’re looking at a recent study that found a substantial number of gun owners may be unwilling to tell pollsters they own guns.
To help illuminate some of the significant implications of the research, we have Reason Magazine’s JD Tuccille joining us. He did a great piece on the study over at Reason and had several important insights.
For one, he said the study may undercut almost everything we think we know about guns in America. After all, it raised the possibility that as many as half of the people who told the researchers they didn’t own a firearm really did. If that’s the case, our view of gun ownership has been far too limited.
Tuccille also explained some major reasons gun owners may not want to tell researchers about their firearms. And there are several. Everything from concerns over the government getting ahold of the information to distrusting the motivations of academics at liberal universities.
Plus, Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman and I discuss the NYPD withholding gun permits even after the Supreme Court’s latest Second Amendment ruling. And I talk about how the National Journalism Center’s range day went (hint: pretty great).
You can listen to the episode on your favorite podcasting app or by clicking here. Video of the show is available on our YouTube channel. Reload Members get access on Sunday, as always. Everyone else will be able to listen on Monday.