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Is having a gun in your purse really going to protect you from getting mugged? The person mugging you surely realises there is a possibility you have a gun and

Is having a gun in your purse really going to protect you from getting mugged? The person mugging you surely realises there is a possibility you have a gun and will shoot the moment he/she thinks you are pulling a gun out. Attackers always have first mover advantage and be better able to utilise their weapons.

throw0101a 5y ago
> The person mugging you surely realises there is a possibility you have a gun and will shoot the moment he/she thinks you are pulling a gun out. There's a study bearing this out: > Results. After adjustment, individuals in possession of a gun were 4.46 (P < .05) times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not in possession. Among gun assaults where the victim had at least some chance to resist, this adjusted odds ratio increased to 5.45 (P < .05). * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759797/ * https://dx.doi.org/10.2105%2FAJPH.2008.143099 https://dx.doi.org/10.2105%2FAJPH.2008.143099