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Have you considered that you don't hear about those defensive uses because your sources of news simply don't report them? 1. https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-s

Have you considered that you don't hear about those defensive uses because your sources of news simply don't report them? 1. https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/teen-tries-to-rape-friend-s-mom-during-sleepover-police-say/763282193/ https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/teen-tries-to-rape-... 2. https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-carolina-mother-of-3-shoots-home-invader-i-wouldve-killed-him-if-i-had-to https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-carolina-mother-of-3-shoots... 3. https://www.azfamily.com/news/us_world_news/police-woman-shoots-kills-man-peeping-into-her-bedroom-window/article_04fb4df3-d885-5c26-a4bf-817db7b3033d.html https://www.azfamily.com/news/us_world_news/police-woman-sho... 4. https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2015/04/17-year-old_shot_during_home_i.html?utm_source=reddit.com https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2015/04/17-year-old... 5. https://myfox8.com/news/nc-grandfather-shoots-home-invaders-protects-granddaughter-from-being-raped/ https://myfox8.com/news/nc-grandfather-shoots-home-invaders-... 6. https://www.kltv.com/2019/12/05/tyler-police-arrive-scene-find-man-holding-sex-assault-suspect-gunpoint/ https://www.kltv.com/2019/12/05/tyler-police-arrive-scene-fi...

eweise 5y ago
"Police: Woman shoots, kills man peeping into her bedroom window" Maybe she could have just called the police? Or take a picture of him and post on NextDoor, which is what happens in our neighborhood. Of course, it always turns out to be a misunderstanding; the Amazon delivery guy trying to figure out if someone's home so they can leave a package. But at least they are just publicly shamed on the web instead of dead from a gunshot wound.
- jabedude 5y ago
  The article is short on details but it's possible she did call the police. Other articles explored the possibility the woman knew the man, which would bolster a claim of self defense (a stalker, abusive ex-lover, etc)
  - moduspol 5y ago
    It's also possible that she's tried that in the past, but given that the guy would be watching her as she does it, it may not be super practical to expect him to wait around for the police to arrive. And I don't know how many times the police have to be called for this only to show up and find nothing before they stop promptly sending an officer for new reports.
igetspam 5y ago
It happens but even the six stores a month in American Rifleman aren't statistically significant, when compared to the number of "bad person kills less bad/good person" numbers or "accidental shooting death" numbers. > in 2020, there have been unintentional shootings by over 220 children. This has resulted in 92 deaths and 135 injuries Math is hard...
- jabedude 5y ago
  You should look up the numbers of yearly defensive gun uses in the United States. The CDC reports 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year

eweise 5y ago

"Police: Woman shoots, kills man peeping into her bedroom window" Maybe she could have just called the police? Or take a picture of him and post on NextDoor, which is what happens in our neighborhood. Of course, it always turns out to be a misunderstanding; the Amazon delivery guy trying to figure out if someone's home so they can leave a package. But at least they are just publicly shamed on the web instead of dead from a gunshot wound.

jabedude 5y ago
The article is short on details but it's possible she did call the police. Other articles explored the possibility the woman knew the man, which would bolster a claim of self defense (a stalker, abusive ex-lover, etc)
- moduspol 5y ago
  It's also possible that she's tried that in the past, but given that the guy would be watching her as she does it, it may not be super practical to expect him to wait around for the police to arrive. And I don't know how many times the police have to be called for this only to show up and find nothing before they stop promptly sending an officer for new reports.

igetspam 5y ago

It happens but even the six stores a month in American Rifleman aren't statistically significant, when compared to the number of "bad person kills less bad/good person" numbers or "accidental shooting death" numbers. > in 2020, there have been unintentional shootings by over 220 children. This has resulted in 92 deaths and 135 injuries Math is hard...

jabedude 5y ago
You should look up the numbers of yearly defensive gun uses in the United States. The CDC reports 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year