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Gun Control & RKBA

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How many justified shootings are there in a year? [View all] Robb Aug 2013 OP

Can I pat the answer over in your clubhouse? rl6214 Aug 2013 #1

Several hundred. Don't recall the exact number. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #2

The UCR has a table on justifiable homicide: petronius Aug 2013 #3

FBI - Justifiable Homicide by Private Citizen 2007-2011 MicaelS Aug 2013 #4

That is a good question sarisataka Aug 2013 #5

Justifiable homicide is really about 1,000 per year, and rising. GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #6

Quite a bit. Robb Aug 2013 #7

I would suspect the ratio holds or sarisataka Aug 2013 #8

what would be better is an idea of how many DGU ileus Aug 2013 #9

maybe one...... lastlib Aug 2013 #10

Forgot the sarcasm tag? ManiacJoe Aug 2013 #11

nope. lastlib Aug 2013 #12

Care to explain your seemingly odd answer then? ManiacJoe Aug 2013 #13

I don't believe in taking human life. Period. lastlib Aug 2013 #15

I agree, however gejohnston Aug 2013 #18

Do you mean like this one? Jenoch Aug 2013 #14

That's a justified shooting. And here's another one: NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #19

that was a life taken. regardless rather it was justifiable or not. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author oneshooter Aug 2013 #22

that is the definition, and a court of law gejohnston Aug 2013 #24

But GE, trial-by-jury is so-o-o-o passe. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #26

Judging from all the violent criminas running around let's say -- not enough. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #25

How childish are you? Jenoch Sep 2013 #27