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NV: Self-defense rare in gun deaths
Submitted by: Mark A. Taff
Website: http://www.marktaff.com

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A second new survey, this one by the anti-gun Violence Policy Center in D.C., found that when guns are used to kill people, all but a tiny number are used for murder, not self defense. During a four-year period ending with 2012, according to the study, 42,419 killings were criminal homicides and just 1,108—or 2.49 percent—were justifiable homicides.
 

Comment by: lbauer (7/16/2015)
This seems to be the latest numbers game being used by the anti gun crowd to lie to uninformed readers.
You see, it's really not a defensive gun use unless the victim kills their attacker. If the criminal is only wounded or flees unharmed it doesn't count.
Let me cherry pick the data like that and I could make a case for darned near any position, no matter how foolish it might be.
 

Comment by: jac (7/16/2015)
I suspect that the entire study is bogus. 1102 justifiable homicides in 4 years sounds entirely too low. That is exactly 3 every four days. I believe the number is artificially low.

Furthermore, most of the criminal homicides are gang members and drug dealers killing each other. That is not anything that I lose sleep over.
 

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