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nor can we determine why they falsely denied firearm ownership

Really?! No idea?

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nor can we determine why they falsely denied firearm ownership

Really?! No idea?

That is a quote from the study. It is accurate. Sure, they have ideas, plenty of them.

But they accurately say, from their survey, they cannot know what the reason for each individual response is.

There are many specific reasons why a person would refuse to say they own guns. Worries about theft, confiscation, social opprobrium, personal interactions.