"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 20/07/2011 4:36 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
>> Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> I remember a number of years ago first hearing about a study about the
>>> number of times Americans had used to guns to defend themselves. I
>>> thought the number seemed a little high when I first heard it, but then
>>> the number started to mushroom.
>>>
>>> I have to wonder what qualifies as self defense If I hear a noise in my
>>> yard and grab a gun and rush out there and find that it was just a
>>> raccoon in the garbage I can say that I used the gun to defend myself.
>>
>> It has to be a human to count but only a tiny percentage include firing.
>> Just showing it in its holster without pulling it is enough to cause any
>> sane robber to leave. So is putting your hand where the holster is
>> demonstrating that you are able to pull it. Pulling it out of its
>> holster is enough to cause more than one robber to leave. Even a
>> robber who is already holding a pistol sees the risk level go so high
>> they flee.
>>
>> I can't tell if these are the incidents that you refer to as
>> mushrooming, or if it is people exaggerating with the word millions
>> when it's a much smaller number. Likely both given your example of
>> raccoons.
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> 2,5 million times per year and 400,000 of them believed their use of a gun
> almost certainly saved a life.
> http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/17...F-DEFENSE.html

This liberal supports the right to bear arms.