Two points: 1. This was a specific example to an assertion I made that another poster had a hard time believing. 2. It's true that when we talk about life and

Two points: 1. This was a specific example to an assertion I made that another poster had a hard time believing. 2. It's true that when we talk about life and death situations there are many ugly outcomes. It is, however, not clear that the ugly is the most common outcome when a law-abiding gun owner is involved. This is due to the fact that records are more than likely made when someone is shot, but not necessarily if one deters an assailant with a weapon.