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Even the lowest estimates by pro gun control groups and researches put defensive gun uses in the US at 55k+ a year. Most estimates range from 500k to several mi
by HideousKojima 4y ago
Even the lowest estimates by pro gun control groups and researches put defensive gun uses in the US at 55k+ a year. Most estimates range from 500k to several million a year.
- rco8786 4y agoThose all include police and other security personnel usages as far as I am aware. I guess my statement lacked the proper context but I’m focused more on private gun ownership. The idea that having a gun in our home is ample protection from a burglar, for instance, is rooted in an egotistical vision of ourselves saving the day from the bad guy. Not any sort of reality. It happens, but it is exceedingly rare and you’re much more likely to have that gun stolen or injure someone by accident than you are to stop a home invader.
- HideousKojima 4y agoThe CDC disagrees: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/18319/chapter/3#15 https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/18319/chapter/3#15
- rco8786 4y agoThe CDC seems to agree that the data available is shaky and inconclusive, and that other gun related injuries may outweigh the defensive benefit as I said above, but I take your point.