muddywatters
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Or maybe offering a retort? *pg-13 images on page may not be safe for work*
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/10/01/the-facts
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/10/01/the-facts
the stats are correct.
Guns are frequently used against their owners and you're more likely to shoot yourself or your family and friends than any robber.
Plus, and this is something people who watch movies don't get, they tend to jam, especially if you try to use them under pressure when it's confusing. Takes a lot of training to overcome that - something virtually all gun owners do not have.
Exactly.There is no arguing with blind hatred or ignorance
The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.
Penn researchers investigated the link between being shot in an assault and a person’s possession of a gun at the time of the shooting. As identified by police and medical examiners, they randomly selected 677 cases of Philadelphia residents who were shot in an assault from 2003 to 2006. Six percent of these cases were in possession of a gun (such as in a holster, pocket, waistband, or vehicle) when they were shot.
So I guess the 3 times in my life when I produced a handgun and the bad guys ran off is a fluke?
I love how that person tried to say guns jam often.
Some Whacko Comment Poster said:That's interesting. I know that if I owned a gun I would do something stupid with it and either get in trouble or get hurt.