I don't think there are any statistics available on how often gun owners use their guns to defend their homes.
According to this site there are about 600 accidental gun deaths per year (U.S.). I guess we can compare that to auto accidents (=/=40,000 deaths/year) or dog attacks (about 15 per year).
I haven't found statistics on legal guns being used in domestic violence--the liberal folklore is that a gun in the home is more likely to be used on a family member than a burglar or whatever, but I have nothing to back it up.
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Date: 2007-05-05 11:16 am (UTC)I don't think there are any statistics available on how often gun owners use their guns to defend their homes.
According to this site there are about 600 accidental gun deaths per year (U.S.). I guess we can compare that to auto accidents (=/=40,000 deaths/year) or dog attacks (about 15 per year).
I haven't found statistics on legal guns being used in domestic violence--the liberal folklore is that a gun in the home is more likely to be used on a family member than a burglar or whatever, but I have nothing to back it up.