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mtrend posted "I don't recall where I heard/read this but apparently, there are more family members that die because of guns than robberers... Nice 'protection'..."

This is actually a "statistic" that was generated by the anti-gunners. The way it was obtained was by taking all deaths (regardless of the actual source of death) and then evaluating how many of the households that experienced a death had a gun. Using this statistic is like claiming that my Father-in-Law died of cancer because he kept a .38 revolver in his closet.

If they really want to argue about guns & safety, they should first spend some time evaluating the numbers they use.

BTW, Interpol's numbers are (IIRC) calculated using the same activities as crimes in all countries. Saying their numbers are invalid is like arguing that a 9mm bullet is a different size in Germany than in the US because the US uses S.A.E. as its normal method of measuring things. The reason offered is completely irrelevant to the claim. Just because the U.S.A reports some things as crimes while other countries don't is irrelevant.