Quote Originally Posted by meatw4d
Just to toss some numbers out there:

Overall, homicides are committed primarily by someone known to the victim. In 1998, of the 431 homicides solved by the police, 45% of victims were killed by an acquaintance, 40% by a family member and 15% by a stranger.
The Daily, Thursday, October 7, 1999. Homicide statistics


And what are the odds of being murdered anyway? 40% higher of a chance is still slim!
That doesn't do much to prove your argument in favour of gun ownership? If there are statistics that say that guns in the home cause more violence, be it by family member or outside individual, isn't that enough for us to take them out of homes?