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In reply to the discussion: I'm 55 years old and have never owned a gun in my life. [View all]ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)Defense Gun Use is a major point of contention. It cannot be measured. It is not even reported or tracked well when the police know about it.
Some claim it rarely happens, some claim is happens daily and often. Neither side has supportable numbers to back up their claims. Without it, they both make claims based on their agenda.
Several have sited number about how much more often people with guns get shot than those who do not have them. That "study" minimizes DGUs to make its number more salacious. Then again, the pro side does about the same.
If you want an example there was a somewhat ironic story recently about a home invasion robber calling the cops because the residents had him at gun point. That seems to me to be a DGU, but there will be nothing in the DOJ stats to say it happen.
Without metrics, the valid question you ask is indeterminate