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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have an actual link to any studies that show that guns are [i]not[/i] a deterrent?  Some of you ( or maybe it's one person) keep saying that all the evidence shows that guns are not a deterrent but where is the proof?  Did someone link anything substantive earlier?  I have not seen it. I do remember reading that something like 60-80% of criminals changed their mind after learning that the victim was armed.  I can't seem to find where I read that, but I haven't been able to find anything that says they are not a deterrent. At least not conclusively.[/quote]

Here's one: http://www.apa.org/pubs/info/reports/gun-violence-prevention.aspx

Only took a google search[/quote]

But that really has little (maybe nothing actually, from my quick look over) with whether guns deter crime.  That is looking at gun violence as whole.  It makes sense that if there are more guns there will be more gun violence, just as if there are more cars there are more car fatalities.  I'm looking for something that specifically looks into whether criminals decide not to go through with the crime if they know the victim is armed. The page you linked doesn't really mention deterrence at all. [/quote]

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