You the fool:
CDC Study - “In 2010, incidents in the U.S. involving firearms injured or killed more than 105,000 Americans, of which there were twice as many nonfatal firearm-related injuries (73,505) than deaths.”
How many self defense uses in 2010?
“Self-defense can be an important crime deterrent,” concluded a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) mandated via executive order by President Barack Obama. The findings also question the effectiveness of gun-control measures.
Obama Study Concluded Firearms Used for Self-Defense ‘Important Crime Deterrent’.
Yep. Happened here just the other day. A CCW holder stopped a thief from robbing his business......again:
Cleveland businessman stops thief, holds him at gunpoint until police arrive
He pulled a gun on a tire thief & could claim armed robbery because thief used a tire iron to remove lug-nuts. That does not count as saving lives with a gun. Yes they may occasionally stop a crime, but the owner & cameras already caught the guy in the act.
Yeah guns may stop 500,000 crimes or perceived crimes a year, but they are not saving innocent from being shot or lives. We are not doing enough to keep guns from bad guys.
That's because there is nothing you can do to keep the bad guy from getting guns. It's been our point all along.
Unless we make it a death penalty crime, and carry the penalty out within six months, you're not going to deter a criminal with a few months in jail for having an illegal gun.
Just because we can't stop every single bad guy every time, we can sure do a ton better than allowing over 100,000 shootings a year. Publish a list of potential bad guys like we do the registered sex offenders, so citizens can keep eyes on them. Without that you have no idea that your neighbor is on the terror watch or no fly list. You don't know they are on psycho drugs, violent with restraining orders. They should not be allowed to have guns & we should know about it.
We are fortunate enough to be free, not repeatedly searched or asked for papers & not deported without due process. We don't need to allow this scum to drive, fly, or have high capacity weapons, explosives, hazardous materials or armor.
The no fly list is unconstitutional as hell, it is a deprivation of liberty without due process.
.