1 In 10 American Gun Owners Have Impulsive Anger Issues, New Study Shows

New findings published in the journal of Behavioural Sciences and the Law reveal that an estimated 9 percent of American adults who are gun owners also carry impulsive, aggressive and angry behaviors. A little over 1 percent of them also carry their weapons outside of the home, as well.

Yet more than nine out of 10 of these individuals has never been admitteed to a hospital for mental health issues or substance abuse, meaning that their medical history would not prove to be a stumbling block when trying to purchase a gun in the United States.

"Very few people in this concerning group suffer from the kinds of disorders that often lead to involuntary commitment and which would legally prohibit them from buying a gun," Ronald Kessler, Ph.D., professor of health care policy at Harvard and principal investigator of the NCS-R survey said, in a news release.

Researchers looked at data provided by the National Comorbidity Study Replication, analyzing information from 5,563 participants, which revealed that those who owned six or more guns were more likely to have anger issues than those who had just one or two.

As researchers look to balance public safety along with constitutional rights, they're simultaneously reevaluating how to also keep firearms out of the hands of potentially dangerous individuals. Furthermore, some states are even looking to potentially change laws that could make it more difficult for some to purchase guns.