The U.S. is experiencing an unprecedented surge in gun purchases by first-time gun buyers amid the pandemic and a period of civil unrest. We talk about why it's happening and what studies show the long-term consequences could be.Studies:Pandemics, Protests and Firearms:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3593956Ecological and Cultural Factors Underlying the Global Distribution of Prejudice:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221953