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Originally Posted by Aleks
See, thats the mindset that is false. People simply aren't going to get shot over $20, thats not how the rules of CCW work.... Granted there are gang shootings over likely similar amounts, but we can't expect criminals to be of the law abiding mindset, so we have to exclude that aspect when we compile statistics (see earlier post regarding the 19 shootings in Chicago). Does it happen? Sure every once in a while, but that same once in a while someone dies in a bar fight over a drink or a girl, or someone is hospitalized over a road rage incident, firearms or not. Believe it or not but the average firearms owner is law abiding and responsible, and like all groups of people there are a few that set a very poor example that makes us have to show we aren't all like that. Remember that the majority of people that would carry, already possess, so they are no more likely to begin to contribute to negative statistics than they already do  |
We exclude those when compiling statistics? I guess if we compile statistics based only on what we see on the news that would be true, fortunately that's not the case.