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Is the NRA wrong? New study shows guns rarely used for self-defense
 Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
 Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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Personal safety is one of the most-cited reasons to buy a gun. But a new study challenges the assumption that firearms are often used for self defense.

The Violence Policy Center found that a very small proportion of firearm homicides can be attributed to so-called justifiable situations. Just one gun death per every 32 criminal gun killings happened in self-defense scenarios in 2012, the most recent year for which data is available. And, while gun advocates argue that they want a firearm handy in their house in case of an intruder, just 0.1 percent of the justified attacks involved property crimes.
 
Comment by: MarkHamTownsend (4/22/2016)
Violence Policy Center??!! !! ??

I wouldn't believe that festering bag of jackwagons if they told me july follows june.
 
Comment by: Longenecker (4/22/2016)


Who said anything about homicides?
 
Comment by: jac (4/22/2016)
I trust John Lott a lot more than the Violence Policy Center. They are nothing more than a left wing liberal mouthpiece with an agenda to remove guns from society.

By their logic using a gun for self defense doesn't count unless one kills someone. That amounts to very stupid reasoning in my opinion.
 
Comment by: dasing (4/22/2016)
They must have done the study on Mars, nothing like that on Earth.
 
Comment by: laker1 (4/22/2016)
That is because most self defense gun uses result in no shots fired. Just the presentation of the firearm settles the issue. VPC blowing smoke again.
 
Comment by: Ron_ (4/24/2016)
"But if it just saves one life."
 
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