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Many elderly Americans who own guns say it's for self defense
Updated 06:51, 05-Feb-2023
Hendrik Sybrandy
02:47

The U.S. has witnessed two recent mass shootings in the state of California, with the two attacks carried out by two elderly gunmen -- ages 66 and 72. 

While their ages may seem highly unusual for such incidents, the reality is that approximately one-third of elderly Americans over the age of 65 currently own guns. 

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