Difference between revisions of "Defensive gun use"
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(90 percent of the time they stop the criminals simply by brandishing the gun) |
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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." | *"... It has been estimated that when people use guns defensively, 90 percent of the time they stop the criminals simply by brandishing the gun." | ||
(John Lott [http://johnrlott.tripod.com/phillyinquirer.html]) | (John Lott [http://johnrlott.tripod.com/phillyinquirer.html]) | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *''[[More Guns, Less Crime]]'' | ||
| + | *[[John Lott]] | ||
Revision as of 16:57, August 20, 2011
- "... 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."
- "... It has been estimated that when people use guns defensively, 90 percent of the time they stop the criminals simply by brandishing the gun."
(John Lott [1])