90 percent of the time they stop the criminals simply by brandishing the gun
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"... according to some estimates, there are 2 million defensive gun uses each year and guns are used defensively four times more frequently than they are to commit crimes." (John Lott [http://johnrlott.tripod.com/phillyinquirer.html])
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*"... according to some estimates, there are 2 million defensive gun uses each year and guns are used defensively four times more frequently than they are to commit crimes."
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*"... It has been estimated that when people use guns defensively, 90 percent of the time they stop the criminals simply by brandishing the gun."