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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
I'll try my hand at this:
Fact: In 1998 12 women used a handgun in self defense and 1209 were killed by a handgun.
Fact: States with higher gun ownership have significantly higher rates of homicide.
Fact: Using a gun in self defense is no more likely to reduce the chance of being injured during a crime than many non lethal forms of protective action
Fact: After Washington DC enacted a handgun ban, the homicide rate declined by 25%
Fact: The National Academy of Sciences found that states that enacted right-to-carry laws did not in fact have lower crime rates once corrected for other factors
Fact: Having a gun in the home is associated with an increased risk of fatal/nonfatal unintentional shooting, criminal assault or suicide than to be used to injure or kill in self defense
Fact: The US has the highest rate of firearm death in the 25 high income nations
Fact: Firearm death in children aged 5 to 14 is 11 times higher than the other 25 highest income nations
Fact: People with a gun in their home are almost twice as likely to die in gun related violence than those who do not
so yeah, more guns, not less. Great idea.
Though I doubt you would see those numbers on your NRA supported websites you visit mikey
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All extremely valid points, however it falls on deaf ears with gun owners.
Trying to take away their guns is like trying to take the pipe away from a crack head, or an X-box from a spoiled child.