"In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.""Live by the gun, die by the gun" my Grandma would say. Having a gun amounts to having a false sense of security. The classic "wingnut" situation is where a gun owner has to protect himself. Over what? Someone taking your stuff? They into your double-wide to take your Skynyrd collection? Your coveted beanie babies set? Your Ron Popeil juicer you paid 3 easy installments of $29.95 for?
If that is worth dying over, you better reconsider your life. As for the people who take gun ownership serious, get the training and respect the weapon, fire away. But let's be real that there is a distinction between the two. Just don't tell the NRA.
Source: Oliver Willis
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