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?
ATrain Reviewed by ATrain on . The great gun-control debate So, I'm interested to hear all your opinions on gun policy at a national level; whether you be Canadian, American, or whatever. I peronally believe that people should have the right to own guns. Putting an outright ban on them, as many people support, would IMO only arm the criminals and leave the general public defenseless. Too often I've seen failed policies (in law, and especially schools) that rely on de-clawing everybody with the false notion that you can actually control the entire Rating: 5