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Originally Posted by Mondogarage
Well, that actually makes you 4.5x as likely to get shot, according to that peer reviewed study linked a buncha pages back in the thread, so your actions may not be achieving your desired intent.
You truly don't see through the smoke on that study do you?
Hint: Criminals carry. Alot.
Are you at all surprised at the discovery that so many people "randomly" gunned down had guns on them?
I'm sure the statistics themselves are quite accurate.
Now, show me a study showing lawful concealed carriers are 4.5x more likely to get shot" and I'll perk up a bit.
As of right now, you're including crim on crim homicide, police v crim homicide (whether the cop or the crim dies, somebody with a gun is dying) or crim vs legally armed civilian (what the study is falsely attempting to show).
Just like that number that you guys like to throw around about how a gun in the home is more likely to kill a family member than an intruder (only if you include everyone in the home, including the owner of the gun as a family member and include suicide deaths in your stat).