It's binary, not statistics. Would you grant that there has been at least one case where gun was used successfully to defend oneself? If so, then for that per

It's binary, not statistics. Would you grant that there has been at least one case where gun was used successfully to defend oneself? If so, then for that person, that option was worthwhile and exercised successfully. All statistics be damned. And I for one, doesn't want to revert the outcome of that event because of statistics. It is highly individual decision to exercise an option available to them. Success or failure of that option has nothing to do with it, hence statistics of outcome of the event doesn't have a bearing on the option being available. Should I not have right to give $20 to a homeless person? Statistics may say it would most likely get used for drugs. Does that mean society should outlaw donating money to homeless persons? You may publish stats and provide alternative means to help homeless, but individual decisions to donate to homeless can't be outlawed, can it be? http://moralmachine.mit.edu/ http://moralmachine.mit.edu/ What may be moral as group goal as seen by outsider bystander, may be immoral when seen from individual perspective. People are not statistical samples, people are individuals. I associate myself with individual first, before group. I prefer individual safety first, I value it more than some perceived group benefit.