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In response to "Oh sure, but I've always assumed that the "I've got to defend my home," has always been disproportionately blown up." by Name Withheld By Request

Well, hey, if you want to own a gun because you like shooting it for target practice or because you like how it looks, or whatever, knock yourself out

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Feb 16 '09, 15:40

but when it comes to the attitude that it's to protect your castle - let's not pretend the need for that is nearly zero, and is as likely to get you killed as not.

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How many home invasions have occured where you live? -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:52
I think if you crunch the numbers, you could argue that the 'need' for your seat belt comes down to 'nearly zero'. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:43 16
- I'd be willing to bet that the #'s for both home invasion gun-defenses and accidental shooting deaths in the home are roughly equivalent - Will Hunting Feb 16, 15:49 6
  - the average person is in what, at least 3 accidents in their life? that's not an unlikely event. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:50 5
    - Oh shit! I have 3 accidents that are going to happen still. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:51 1
      - I've been in 3 that were not my fault at all. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:54
    - Every time you put it on, it's a 3 in a lifetime event. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 15:51 2
      - of course any GIVEN outing is unlikely to result in a crash. - loosilu Feb 16, 15:53 1
        
        Let's not quibble over the definition of unlikely here. - Will Hunting Feb 16, 15:55
- you're kidding, right? This time I'm sure, the numbers in favor of seatbelts are staggering. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:47 3
  - If involved in an accident. I think he's saying that the statistics show that the majority of people are never involved in an accident where it... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 15:50 2
    - I seriously doubt that's true. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:52
    - but that's not the cost-benefit analysis. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:51
- I'd disagree with that. A large portion of people will be involved in an automobile collision of some sort in their lifetime. - Reagen Feb 16, 15:47
- I'm pretty sure if you crunch the numbers seatbelts would end up being much more useful than guns... - Guigue Feb 16, 15:46 3
  - Sure, but when you compare number of times used to number of times *needed*, the results are still going to be "nearly zero". - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:50 2
    - Per travel maybe, but when you add all the car rides in a lifetime I'm sure the number gets much higher - Guigue Feb 16, 15:53 1
      - I'm not arguing that. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:55

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Well, hey, if you want to own a gun because you like shooting it for target practice or because you like how it looks, or whatever, knock yourself out

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