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It's also very important to note that approximately 40%[1] of Americans report having a gun in their home. "Officer safety" doesn't ring very true when the rat
by LyndsySimon 12y ago
It's also very important to note that approximately 40%[1] of Americans report having a gun in their home.
"Officer safety" doesn't ring very true when the rate at which firearms are confirmed in the home is approximately what you would expect, given the prevalence of firearms ownership in the country.
If around half of households have at least one firearm, and officers predict that a gun will be present every time, then they'll be right... about half the time.
These statistics mean absolutely nothing.
[1] http://www.gallup.com/poll/14509/Americans-Guns-Danger-Defense.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/14509/Americans-Guns-Danger-Defen...
- gfodor 12y agoIt's a good point but the people who legally own guns may be a largely separate population than the population who are being targeted by drug raids. So your point about them being right by default with the same % is wrong, since that assumes it's a random sample of the population. That said I agree these stats are meaningless regardless of the position one takes so this report undermines it's credibility (and my trust that I'm reading something well researched) by trying to spin them. Which was my original point.