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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The risk to your kids from such incidents is minuscule.  They face a much greater risk of injury or death from just driving on the beltway.

[/quote]Not by much.  But my family gets a ton of value out of the use of a car.  There is a benefit that goes with the cost.  392 billion car trips per year let us get places and get things done.[/quote]

So do 2.4 million defensive gun uses ever year.  Think about it. [/quote]

That's Kleck's estimate, which is a gross exaggeration.  There are nowhere near that many defensive gun uses per year.[/quote]

And whose estimation is that?[/quote]

First of all, Kleck's own study said 800,000-2.4 million.  Obviously even if you believe the guy, just taking his top number as gospel is intellectually dishonest.

Also the NCVS.

And if you want a book that discusses the reasons behind the wild differences, read Firearms and Violence, from the National Research Council.  [/quote]

The estimates regarding DGUs ( defensive gun uses) are estimates - and that, by necessity, implies an imprecise science.  But even the most conservative estimates are that DGUs happened about 100,000 to 800,000 times per year.

Advocates for gun control, however, fail to aknowledge any of the 100,000 to 2 million annual DGUs by repeating falsehoods like "guns have no purpose but to kill innocent people."  Like it or not, guns also save lives.

Since those estimates were compiled -based on contemporaneous data -  there have been important changes: now every state in the US issues concealed handgun permits whereas in 1995 it was 1/2 that number.  And with booming gun sales since the administration took power, the number of gun-owning households is back to about 50%.

Given these facts, it follows that defensive gun uses are much higher than when the 100,000 to 2 million estimates were compiled.  Again, guns also save lives.[/quote]

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