Firearms in homes save lives?

[Recursion]

Wondering what the board's general feel on this is, after another thread.

(EDITING: I'm thinking of privately-owned firearms in someone's home, not Police, just to be clear.)

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	Never. Categorically, no
	1 (8%)
	Yes, but not as many as they kill
	5 (42%)
	Yes, but it's too complex to make simplistic comparisons
	6 (50%)
	Yes, and it's more people than they kill
	0 (0%)
	Yes, and it's not more people than they kill, but it's still "worth it"
	0 (0%)
	I'm stopping a home invasion with one right now
	0 (0%)
	You're a delicate flower or Gollum or whatever it is this week and need to go away
	0 (0%)
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