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cliffelam  ·  4510 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: My Month With a Gun: Week One

So, shall we discuss the difference between anecdote and data?

I got out of jury duty once because I was carrying. That was handy.

-XC





mk  ·  4510 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd love to see the data on successful vs. unsuccessful use of guns in self-defense. But you'd also need to include instances where people didn't have a gun for defense and weren't harmed, which is the majority of incidents.

I'm also talking about several people I personally know. Six come to mind immediately. That's enough anecdotes for me.

EDIT: Make that 8. Detroit is a special place.

cliffelam  ·  4510 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"people didn't have a gun for defense and weren't harmed which is the majority of incidents"

Seriously? It's the majority of people the majority of time. Including the need for food, water, shelter, and diet coke.

-XC

mk  ·  4510 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I meant people that were threatened with a gun (or maybe a knife) in a crime.

cliffelam  ·  4510 days ago  ·  link  ·  

LOL, I figured.

I bet 99% of threats don't get reported. Be tough to collect that data.

-XC