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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Forgive any perceived sock puppeting, but here's another analysis, this time by the CDC, concluding that suicide was the highest risk posed by owning a gun, especially by veterans:

http://www.guns.com/2013/06/27/cdc-releases-study-on-gun-violence-with-shocking-results/

Again, both are from a single google search.[/quote]

So what you are saying is you want government to interfere because people might kill themselves? While suicide is always tragic and horrible, regulating guns won't really help - it's a red-herring. If someone wants to kill themselves, there are many methods in which to do so. [/quote]

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