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In reply to the discussion: Racism and gun culture [View all]Jenoch
(7,720 posts)If someone is killed by a gun they do not own and is killed by that gun away from their home AND they have a gun at home, then their gun is more likely to kill them or a family member, according to the statiatics. My father has owned guns since 1944. He had guns throighout my childhood. None of his gunszhas harmed anyone. I know that's anecdotal evidence, but it works for me. I have owned guns since I was 12 (of course at that age they were actually possessed by my father), my two brothers have a similar history, although my oldest brother is a real gun enthusiast, he owns over 100 and is a retired LEO. None of these hundreds of guns (I have 8 guns) has ever harmed anyone. My oldest brother never fired his weapon in his 30 years as a LEO and only pulled his gun from his holster a single time. (Pharmacy breakin, perp long gone.)