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caraher

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5. I've thought about the unscientific version of this...

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 08:53 PM

Dec 2012

How about people I know personally who have been involved in shootings, or the use of a gun in any kind of self-defense? The only case that comes to mind is the father of a boy in my son's preschool who shot his wife and then himself. He was an avid outdoorsman, very charming, and I'm sure the gun was legal.

"Data" is not the plural form of "anecdote," but I do wonder what the balance would be for most people if they really sat down and thought about the people they know and their gun experiences in life-endangering situations. (I'm pretty sure it would be a tale mainly of tragedies and not tragedies averted.)

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The Simple Truth About Gun Control (The New Yorker) - GREAT links to read too [View all] underpants Dec 2012 OP

Harvard Injury Control Research Center -- Gun Threats and Self-Defense Gun Use underpants Dec 2012 #1

I've thought about the unscientific version of this... caraher Dec 2012 #5

I know a woman who shot her abuser husband Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #6

Sounds awful caraher Dec 2012 #7

The courts let her off. They will all be in therapy probably lifelong. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #8

Do You Know What Other Places Have Gun Control? wellst0nev0ter Dec 2012 #2

Right - that is why they buy their guns in the USA!! USA!! underpants Dec 2012 #4

Great article! nt Squinch Dec 2012 #3