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Originally Posted by transplant99
I lived in the US for 11 years and was never under any threat in regular day to day life.
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That's not my point, although, I'll admit it was a clumsy attempt.
The poster above seemed to suggest that if we all behaved like the grandma-with-a-gun that we would be safer from the constant threat of criminals.
What I was trying to say was:
a) many gun advocates vastly overstate the criminal threat and it is generally a scare tactic
b) many of us that live in countries that do not have the equivalent of the US 2nd amendment aren't allowed to behave like granny and yet we are generally safer from violent criminal activity than a US resident
So, there is little evidence that the 2nd amendment is effective at preventing violent crime. In fact, it may be just the opposite. Anecdotal stories like granny are nice but have no bearing on the discussion.