2aguy
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Well...considering this event took place in the "real" world.........how do I not live in the real world......?2aguy Billc doesn't live in the real world.
Next time he changes his screen name, it should be to John Wayne.
Luddly the coward, never used even his first name.......must have a lot to hide....
Law abiding citizens use guns to stop violent crime, and save lives on average 1.6 million times a year...you can read these stories at places like "The Armed Citizen" and thetruthaboutguns and gunssavelives....they even have a list of defensive gun uses based on location, as well as the type of weapon used...it is a good data base.
Not all defensive uses are dramatic, most of the time the victim presents the weapon and the thug runs away.....but many times, you have stories like this one.....
luddly the coward, you should check them out......might give you some courage......
You mean over 20 years ago flawed surveys claimed that number. Crime is down 30% since then.
No.....at least 18-19 surveys by actual researchers from both public and private sources over a 40 year period, including anti gun and neutral researchers.....
And yes, crime is down 30%......but that coincides with an increase in the number of Americans buying and owning and carrying guns for self defense....we now have over 320 million guns in private hands.......and the crime rate is going down, not up........and the gun accident rate is going down, not up.....
And we have more people than ever before carrying guns for self defense....over 11.1 million, and that is what we know from the states that make their gun owners get permits....a lot of states don't require a permit to carry......and as you said, the crime rate is down 30% and is expected to go down another 4% and gun accidents are going down, not up.....
Not bad....and we have more guns....and less gun crime......