> A million or so crimes, murders included, are deterred/stopped every year - most without firing a shot. The data don't really suggest that this is the case.

> A million or so crimes, murders included, are deterred/stopped every year - most without firing a shot. The data don't really suggest that this is the case. Compared to other western countries, America has the same rate of crime. The difference is, of course, that criminal activity is more likely to involve firearms and thus death.