Breaking News: CEman monkmith killed by multiple home invaders after trying to attack one with a baseball bat
Breaking News: CEman monkmith's house was never invaded by anyone in the first place because that is an extremely rare scenario that almost no person will ever experience in their life
Defensive gun use occurs anywhere from 500,000 - 3 million times annually in the US.
Defensive gun use can be instances where a fire arm is brandished or is mentioned in an incident that deters a would be criminal.
Breaking News: CEman monkmith killed by multiple home invaders after trying to attack one with a baseball bat
Breaking News: CEman monkmith's house was never invaded by anyone in the first place because that is an extremely rare scenario that almost no person will ever experience in their life
Defensive gun use occurs anywhere from 500,000 - 3 million times annually in the US.
Defensive gun use can be instances where a fire arm is brandished or is mentioned in an incident that deters a would be criminal.
..that doesn't even back your statement up of a possible three million number for defensive firearm usage per year. In fact, the idiot who "analyzed" this data fucked up the first time and had to cut his results in half. Probably fucked up the second time too, but reason.com isn't bothering to double check this time.
I said 500,000 to 3 million.
Even if you take the lowest estimate, that number for defensive gun use far exceeds the number of annual gun homicides.
>america: gun control will never work >australia: *implements gun control and it works* >america: surprised pikachu face
Apples to oranges comparison.
Pre 1996 ban, Australia's crime rate was already on the decline. At present they are back to around the same level of gun ownership and they haven't had a spike in gun related violence.
Australia doesn't have the population density the US has. Australia also doesn't have the same gang and drug problems the US has which accounts for the majority of gun homicides annually.
Australia also doesn't have the history behind it that the US has when it comes to the 2nd Amendment.
The gun violence problem in the US is cultural. Also, a mandatory buy back would never work and is completely unconstitutional.
Good post, but you forgot to add the part where increased sexual assault, increased armed robbery, increased home invasions and increased assaults on the elderly is gun control working. ---
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