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It isn't wrong. The data show so very clearly that guns are far, far, far more likely to accidentally (i.e. negligently) injure someone than to be used in self
by Frondo 11y ago
It isn't wrong. The data show so very clearly that guns are far, far, far more likely to accidentally (i.e. negligently) injure someone than to be used in self-protection.
You might feel better to carry one with you, but that is a feeling. Reality does not reflect that personal feeling.
- monochromatic 11y agoPlease link to the particular "data" you're referring to, so that I may eviscerate it.
- ceejayoz 11y agohttps://www.quora.com/Am-I-more-likely-to-kill-an-intruder-or-a-family-member-with-a-gun-in-my-house https://www.quora.com/Am-I-more-likely-to-kill-an-intruder-o...
- monochromatic 11y agoThere are some serious methodological issues with that paper. http://www.tbuckner.com/KELLERMANN.htm http://www.tbuckner.com/KELLERMANN.htm http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/01/william-c-montgomery/editorial-deconstructing-kellermann/ http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/01/william-c-montgomer... http://www.guns.com/2015/08/24/kellermanns-gun-ownership-studies-after-two-decades/ http://www.guns.com/2015/08/24/kellermanns-gun-ownership-stu...
- Frondo 11y agoWhy? You're acting out of feelings, not out of a respect for data. Your position on guns is faith-based, not reality-based, and saying "show me a study so I can disagree with it" just confirms that.