There are a lot of these? Source, please.
A couple, or, even none of these is enough for my point which is that you can't focus on a single statistic (if that is the avenue you are going to pursue.) If you are going to be strictly utilitarian, you must weigh all the pros and cons.
I can tell you this, however: The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm.
Then there's the tradeoff, murders vs rapes vs home invasions vs mugging. Guns offer a level of defense otherwise unobtainable for those not a physically fit adult male.
That's a rationalisation, not a provable conclusion. Can you provide any evidence that Americans less likely to be murdered than Australians? The most current data I can find shows that the US has 4.8 times as many murders as in Australia, regardless of the weapon. Why should Australians need guns when they don't suffer the same depredations as US citizens?
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No, it's a straight-up fact. Granny with gun, granny without gun. Who's in a better position when the sound of the door being kicked in comes floating up the stairs?
In many ways, the murder rate is irrelevant in any case. It's you who needs to show an overwhelming case for removing the freedom of others.
where's your imagination?
