Lets not hurt ourselves - Gun Control

[NutmegYankee]

84. It still depends on what you mean by very much more likely.

There are many statistics out there such as 22 times more likely to be used for suicide or 72% more increase in risk for gun death, but what is often missed is that this increase is on already very small odds. Even if I multiply a very small number by 22, it's still a very small number.

My extended family has owned firearms for over 300 years. Number of gun shot wounds outside of war - zero. Now that doesn't mean reasonable precautions shouldn't be taken - all guns in family are locked up or disabled if stored openly (an example is to remove the bolt on a rifle). The only exceptions are some old black powder flintlock firearms that are mounted as wall decorations. One could conceivably load and fire them if the powder and balls were available.