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> One study found that when a gun is present in the home, that gun is 43 times more likely to kill a family member than to kill an intruder. There's a world of
by moduspol 7y ago
> One study found that when a gun is present in the home, that gun is 43 times more likely to kill a family member than to kill an intruder.
There's a world of difference between OP's own circumstances and a statistical household average.
If s/he lives outside of an urban area and his family has no history of mental illness, the number drops dramatically. And s/he would know his/her own circumstances.
- fzeroracer 7y agoOne is an anecdote, the other is factual data. As someone else said, guns might be okay for someone's personal circumstances but on average they are far more likely to hurt you than help. Someone thinks they know their own circumstances until they become a number contributing to that average. Also I'm curious about your distinction between urban gun access and rural access and how that affects the stats here.
- moduspol 7y ago> As someone else said, guns might be okay for someone's personal circumstances but on average they are far more likely to hurt you than help. The comment I was responding to did not say this. > Also I'm curious about your distinction between urban gun access and rural access and how that affects the stats here. It's no secret that the gun deaths and shootings are far more likely in urban areas than rural ones. I think both sides of the debate acknowledge that. https://everytownresearch.org/gun-violence-cities/ https://everytownresearch.org/gun-violence-cities/
- jboggan 7y agoI'm not a number contributing to an average, especially when it comes to a defensive use of a gun, because I didn't pull the trigger and no police report was made. I kept myself from becoming a statistic because I know my own circumstances. My body, my choice. By the way, just s/gun/abortion/g and see if your arguments sound familiar.