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I don't put communal values above my own family's safety, and probably a good ten million others in the US who would agree basically a full scale gun grab woul

by junkscience2017 9y ago

I don't put communal values above my own family's safety, and probably a good ten million others in the US who would agree basically a full scale gun grab would result in Civil War 2, the harm far outweighing the benefit you can't jail us all

jdietrich 9y ago
>I don't put communal values above my own family's safety Having a firearm in the home makes your family less safe. The potential benefits of protection from violent crime are vastly outweighed by the risks of accidents, suicide and domestic homicide. You might believe otherwise, you might believe that you're different, but the data doesn't lie. The gun that poses the greatest threat to your life is the one you own. https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/160/10/929/140858 https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/160/10/929/140858
- junkscience2017 9y ago
  but why stop there, your own home would be statistically safer without a motor vehicle, alcohol or knives. and wow I hope you aren't in possession of perscription drugs, haven't you heard we are suffering an opioid epidemic? isn't it time you thought of the children? and as it stands I also believe one should have the right to take one's own life, so I completely discount scare tactics predicated on suicide stats
- Casseres 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias There are many instances where guns saving lives never make it into reports/statistics. Here are a few that do: https://bearingarms.com/category/guns-saving-lives/ https://bearingarms.com/category/guns-saving-lives/ Imagine this: What if you were told you were no longer allowed to drive or even ride in a car, because the chance of dying in a car accident (in your own car even!) was too great? Wouldn't you say it's up to you to balance the level of risk you're willing to take to engage in the freedom of expeditious travel?

jdietrich 9y ago

>I don't put communal values above my own family's safety Having a firearm in the home makes your family less safe. The potential benefits of protection from violent crime are vastly outweighed by the risks of accidents, suicide and domestic homicide. You might believe otherwise, you might believe that you're different, but the data doesn't lie. The gun that poses the greatest threat to your life is the one you own. https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/160/10/929/140858 https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/160/10/929/140858

junkscience2017 9y ago
but why stop there, your own home would be statistically safer without a motor vehicle, alcohol or knives. and wow I hope you aren't in possession of perscription drugs, haven't you heard we are suffering an opioid epidemic? isn't it time you thought of the children? and as it stands I also believe one should have the right to take one's own life, so I completely discount scare tactics predicated on suicide stats
Casseres 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias There are many instances where guns saving lives never make it into reports/statistics. Here are a few that do: https://bearingarms.com/category/guns-saving-lives/ https://bearingarms.com/category/guns-saving-lives/ Imagine this: What if you were told you were no longer allowed to drive or even ride in a car, because the chance of dying in a car accident (in your own car even!) was too great? Wouldn't you say it's up to you to balance the level of risk you're willing to take to engage in the freedom of expeditious travel?