kierkegaard
Member
Hey there everyone.
First time posting… And I know the first time posters that write something potentially flame-worthy get ignored. But here goes:
Assuming the violent crime rate in the US is ~2M incidents a year. And the population of the US is 300M, which makes the chance of encountering violent crime as .66% per person (or 2 ÷ 300). This assumes the occurrences are evenly distributed among the entire US population, which it isn’t… But to follow through…
Now assuming you have reasonable wits about you, you can further mitigate chances of violent crime by proper situational awareness. So you should be able to get your chances well below .66%, leaving actual violent crime for more those more complacent individuals (or those already engaged in high risk activities).
.5% to 5% of the US population suffers from an allergy than can cause anaphylaxis. Occurrences of anaphylaxis in the US are often a cause of unknown/unexpected exposure to allergens regardless of attentiveness by the allergic person.
The bottom line is that anaphylaxis shock is a greater threat to the population at large. Do any of you carry a first aid kit with an EpiPen and/or know CPR?
Safety is safety: These things seem to be as important to the safety of you/your loved ones as a whole as concealed carry.
Also, what would you be more willing to do for a 3rd party? Defend them with a firearm or perform CPR? And would you be willing to perform CPR on an individual after you used lethal force on them?
-kkg
First time posting… And I know the first time posters that write something potentially flame-worthy get ignored. But here goes:
Assuming the violent crime rate in the US is ~2M incidents a year. And the population of the US is 300M, which makes the chance of encountering violent crime as .66% per person (or 2 ÷ 300). This assumes the occurrences are evenly distributed among the entire US population, which it isn’t… But to follow through…
Now assuming you have reasonable wits about you, you can further mitigate chances of violent crime by proper situational awareness. So you should be able to get your chances well below .66%, leaving actual violent crime for more those more complacent individuals (or those already engaged in high risk activities).
.5% to 5% of the US population suffers from an allergy than can cause anaphylaxis. Occurrences of anaphylaxis in the US are often a cause of unknown/unexpected exposure to allergens regardless of attentiveness by the allergic person.
The bottom line is that anaphylaxis shock is a greater threat to the population at large. Do any of you carry a first aid kit with an EpiPen and/or know CPR?
Safety is safety: These things seem to be as important to the safety of you/your loved ones as a whole as concealed carry.
Also, what would you be more willing to do for a 3rd party? Defend them with a firearm or perform CPR? And would you be willing to perform CPR on an individual after you used lethal force on them?
-kkg