Fact check: Are you likely to be shot with your own firearm?

Research from 1999 and 2000 is often used to back up this stats.

However, there is in fact no reliable data to support this claim.

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The stat is often linked to research done by Antony Altbeker almost two decades ago.

However, Altbeker himself says that his research does not support the claim, according toAfricaCheck.

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Furthermore, there are no more recent studies to support the initial claim.

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