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by sar
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:16 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Interesting statistics
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Re: Interesting statistics

around 30,000 folks are killed with handguns yearly. Over half are suicides. 1000-2000 are accidental. 10-12k are homicides. These numbers are fairly consistent the last many years (there was a distinct, large and mostly unpublicized decrease in handgun deaths in the mid/late 90's).
Anyway, of the 10-12k handgun homicides about 2/3rds are "criminal on criminal."
These data can easily be confirmed by looking at FBI and CDC data. Or you can read the nearly 300 page report by the national academy of sciences which is available for free online.

Anyway, the point is that most of us are highly unlikely to be murdered by a handgun(in fact, pretty unlikely in general)
Unless you engage in risky behavior (selling meth and crack while illegally carrying a gun would be a good indicator that you are in the "population at risk") then you're fairly safe. Yeah, I have my CHL too just in case, but I also wear my seat belt, exercise, etc as well...

Be careful with statistics:

"statistics are like bikinis: what the reveal is enticing but what the conceal is vital"

"He uses statistics like a drunk uses a lamppost. For support rather than illumination"

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