I included suicide. That seems to be what guns are mainly used for, especially once you consider that many of the murders are actually murder-suicides.
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Unfortunately there's not a lot of talk about defensive gun use. Mostly because dgu spent get reported because the crime is stopped. But here's a good resource
A lot of crime is stopped without guns, too, tho. And DGU doesn't require someone to own an entire arsenal. One can usually only shoot one gun at a time.
Americans own crazy amounts of handguns, but other countries actually have lots of households with firearms. Especially, once you consider how peaceful and low-crime most other countries are, in comparison. Americans aren't safer because of their guns.
You are safer carrying a gun in a country where most people are allowed to carry a gun. No you don't need an arsenal for dgu. I have one because it's fun and happens to be a damn good asset that doesn't depreciate .
You can just buy Rheinmetal shares, for that.
I prefer to live in a country, where I'm safe and nobody around me is walking around with a gun. Walking around, strapped, as if you live in a war zone, is just confirmation that you really do live in a war zone.
People in genuinely safe places simply don't feel that urge because guns aren't toys.
We don't walk around with swords, either.
I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I prefer that for all individuals.
Scary inanimate objects are scary
Oh yes. Your normalcy bias has confirmed your safety
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_Germany
The USA is the second-safest large country in its hemisphere. Context matters...