Gun owners not likely to use firearms for self-defense, study claims

[SecularMotion]

A new study attempts to debunk the claim that gun owners rely on their firearms for self-defense.

The left-leaning Violence Policy Center released a study Wednesday that finds people are much more likely to use a gun to kill someone without cause than to protect themselves.

According to the study, gun owners committed 259 justifiable homicides compared to 8,342 criminal homicides in 2012, the most recent year data was available.

That means gun owners are 32 times more likely to kill someone without cause than to act in self-defense, the study reasoned.

http://thehill.com/regulation/245280-gun-owners-not-likely-to-use-firearms-for-self-defense-study-claims

[ileus]

1. Well they are used in competitions and for hunting pretty often.

So the study may only be partly wrong.



As for my SD firearms they're only used as designed: protect life.

[hack89]

2. What about the three other possible outcomes of DGU?

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Did you really think we would miss such a huge omission?

[Shamash]

3. He's posted this in GD. Go demolish this nonsense there.

[Eleanors38]

6. Yes, it's Guns Dogs day in GD.

[blueridge3210]

4. Google Dump.

Was there something you wished to discuss?

[benEzra]

5. Intentional conflation of violent criminals with gun owners.

The majority of homicides are committed by people who can't legally so much as touch a gun or a single round of ammunition; very, very few homicides are committed by first-time offenders, as the VPC well knows.

Of course, the VPC is the same organization that trolled Dems into throwing away the House and Senate in 1994 over the VPC's "assault weapon" fraud, who pushed the "precision bolt-actions are a threat to airliners" meme, etc. etc., and who tried to portray holders of concealed carry licenses (statistically even less likely to commit unjustifiable homicide than law enforcement are) so consider the source.

[sarisataka]

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Ingredients

1 12-ounce can SPAM® Classic, sliced into 8 pieces
8 slices sourdough bread, toasted
8 leaves butter lettuce, washed
1/2 cup mayonnaise
8 slices tomato
1 tablespoon canola oil

1 In large skillet over medium heat, cook SPAM® Classic slices until golden brown on each side.
2 Spread mayonnaise on one side of each toast slice.
3 Layer remaining lettuce leaves, tomato slices and two SPAM® Classic slices over 4 toast slices.
4 Cover with toast, mayonnaise side down.

[ileus]

8. Thanks anyway....

I have faith in myself.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. How many times to gun owners use guns to defend themselves WITHOUT killing anyone?

I'll bet the VPC doesn't have enough honesty to discuss the fact that the CDC estimates 700,000 DGUs meaning gun owners chose to NOT kill people even when threatened with criminal harm.