Reply #193: Right, it's so easy to get a basket of asps these days.

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But I am going to concede that the risks of getting murdered are much higher than one in a million. I grant you that. (I was just throwing out a number when I said one in a million.)

As far as suicides go though, I refuse to concede that having a gun makes it far too easy, for men especially (who are the primary gun owners in the country.)

I just think that everyone who considers buying a gun -- especially if they live in a safe part of the country where crime rates are low -- should consider the downside of gun ownership. And the possibility that the gun you buy will take the life of someone you love, instead of a criminal's. It's not too much to ask, is it?