Reply #139: Have you considered that firearms often save lives... [View All]

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my daughter for example stopped a man breaking into our home by forcing the sliding glass door open. He was halfway in when she pointed a large caliber revolver at him. He left. No one was hurt. Hard to say what he would have done if he had entered our home, but there was nothing of any significant value to steal in any of the homes in our neighborhood.

Statistics on the number of times that firearms are used to prevent crime are hard to come by as many of the incidents are not entered into any database. The stats that are available indicate that the use of firearms for good purposes is very common. Of course, they are disputed by the anti-gun groups.