Reply #41: What about those who would be butchered if they did not have guns? [View All]

[Solo_in_MD]

One of the most hotly debated stats WRT to firearms is unreported defensive use. The NRA will tell you it happens every day, every where, when a perp realizes they are up against an armed person, they back off. HCI and the Brady Bunch will tell you it almost never happens. The truth is somewhere in between. Measuring it is impossible, so both sides will continue to stridently make their claims. I have personal experience that says that it happens and it works, but I can only hazard a guess as to rates.

I know the situation in Baltimore well. Violence is tolerated in the poor areas. The perps are known and not adequately prosecuted. Gun courts would help address that issue.