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Originally Posted by flylock shox
But I read a hell of a lot more stories about kids finding guns in the house and shooting each other, and fathers going postal on their families, than I read about homeowners successfully defending themselves from intruders through the use of a firearm. In fact, I can't remember the last time I read a story like the latter.
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The reason you don't hear about homeowners defending themselves is because it usually isn't news unless the homeowner actually shoots the intruder. Guns are a deterrent to intruders too. There is no way to keep and compare statistics for these things.