'Arming up for anticipated civil conflict': Study says gun buyers prone to 'political violence'

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'Arming up for anticipated civil conflict': Study says gun buyers prone to 'political violence'

Americans who have purchased firearms since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic are far more willing to engage in political violence against their fellow citizens, according to a new study.The Guardian recently reported on a study by the University of California-Davis' violence prevention research program dubbed "Firearm Ownership and Support for Political Violence in the United States." Researchers surveyed roughly 13,000 gun owners who bought t…