Comments by "MrEkzotic" (@MrEkzotic) on "KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco"
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@steveg209 That's incorrect:
"GUNS USED IN SELF DEFENSE
Rather than looking at how many people are killed by guns every year, it may be beneficial to look at how many lives they save. While it’s a hard statistic to prove, guns used in self defense stats could give us a better idea of what kind of deterrent they are without ever injuring anyone at all. The point isn’t to shoot the bad guy, it’s to prevent people from getting shot, even the attacker.
For instance, guns are estimated to prevent almost 7000 crimes every day. That’s 2.5 million crimes per year. No blood is shed, and no gun is ever fired. Simply the presence of a gun does more to stop it than anything else.
It can be hard to estimate how many lives are saved, simply because when no lives are lost, it’s rarely news, and it’s rarely reported. If, for some reason, the aggressor is shot, he’s unlikely to go to the hospital, because the hospital is required by law to report that incident to the police. It’s not hard to understand that’s the last thing a criminal wants.
That being said, there are still plenty of instances we know about where the good guy with a gun stopped the bad guy.
More than half of convicted felons will admit that they avoid committing a crime when they know the victim is armed. Wouldn’t you rather go after someone who you know can’t defend themselves? They make for a much better target.
In that same vein, both criminologists and economists both agree that proclaiming your property as a gun-free zone is a surefire way to attract criminals rather than deter them. Criminals are much less likely to enter a place where they know people are armed. They’re also much less likely to break into a house when they know people are at home."
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