00:00 A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey has identified a foreseeable comprehensive issue
00:05 when directly correlating safety with gun protection.
00:08 The poll of 2007 US adults confirmed the amount of Americans who believe that false claims
00:14 are definitely true is small, yet the portion who think they are probably true is substantial.
00:21 When asked if it's true that armed school police guards have proven to prevent school
00:26 shootings, 18% of Americans believe it was definitely true.
00:31 42% believed it was probably true.
00:34 However, no studies have shown this and researchers claim armed guards were not associated with
00:39 significant reduction in rates of injuries.
00:42 13% also believed it was definitely true that people who have firearms at home are less
00:48 likely to be killed by a gun than people who don't have a gun.
00:52 29% believed it was probably true.
00:55 Although Hofpost states guns are rarely used in self-defense and instead living with a
01:00 handgun owner increases risk of homicide, accidental deaths and suicide.
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