According to data from Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control, by Gary Kleck, PhD, your uncited statistic is wrong. Here's a table detailing injury rate of the victims of different types of crime when using various self protection (SP) measures. Using a gun to protect oneself was found to have the lowest injury rate even when compared to cooperating/not defending oneself.
Gun crime has steadily decreased in the US for the last 3 decades, while the number of guns on the street has increased.
I think that the better argument than alcohol is drugs - drugs have been illegal for a long time, but the supply is as strong, if not stronger, than ever, and drug violence is out of control South of the Border.
Instead of recounting a bunch of stuff here in a reddit post, I'll just refer you to an excellent book on the subject: Armed
According to data from Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control, by Gary Kleck, PhD, your uncited statistic is wrong. Here's a table detailing injury rate of the victims of different types of crime when using various self protection (SP) measures. Using a gun to protect oneself was found to have the lowest injury rate even when compared to cooperating/not defending oneself.
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Here are some facts:
Gun crime has steadily decreased in the US for the last 3 decades, while the number of guns on the street has increased.
I think that the better argument than alcohol is drugs - drugs have been illegal for a long time, but the supply is as strong, if not stronger, than ever, and drug violence is out of control South of the Border.
Instead of recounting a bunch of stuff here in a reddit post, I'll just refer you to an excellent book on the subject:
Armed
You mean this one?
http://www.amazon.ca/Armed-Gary-Kleck/dp/1573928836