Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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15. Good for you.

Sat Nov 1, 2014, 04:43 PM

Nov 2014

And oddly enough, it's those who think they do need a gun who somehow get involved in some sort of gun mishap. Like a two year old finds the gun, with tragic results. And so on.

I don't have any children. I live alone. I'm a certified firearms safety instructor. I don't drink, use drugs, or associate with criminals. The odds are in my favor.

Have those of you who think you might need a gun EVER looked at the statistics about how having a gun in the home leads to a huge increase in death by those guns? You just might want to.

People who don't keep a gun in the home can never be harmed by a gun kept in the home: That is a meaningless truism. In reality, I think you'll find that if you control for the factors I mentioned above, the probability drops very, very low.

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The safer handgun for home/self defense. The revolver or the pistol? [View all] Kaleva Oct 2014 OP

This will depend on how you define "safer". ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #1

some semi autos also have a mag safety and will not fire without a magazine Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #2

How about SheilaT Nov 2014 #3

That's fine. Straw Man Nov 2014 #4

Well, it's astonishing how many of us don't feel like we need a gun. SheilaT Nov 2014 #6

I used a gun, it saved my life. Never had a mishap. There go all your arguments. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #11

Good to kinow. SheilaT Nov 2014 #12

Did I say I was "fine with" anything? No. And I support your right to not own a gun, that's fine. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #13

I am Straw Man ... Straw Man Nov 2014 #16

Those deaths are quite rare in the absolute sense. acalix Nov 2014 #25

Depends. Are you fine with 90,000 alcohol deaths each year? acalix Nov 2014 #26

The problem with that sort of 'trade off rhetoric' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #28

So you're fine with banning alcohol? acalix Nov 2014 #30

Hah, and you prove my point. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #31

Are you fine with banning guns? acalix Nov 2014 #34

Good for you. Straw Man Nov 2014 #15

Then don't own one. Your home, your choice. benEzra Nov 2014 #19

Not everyone is comfortable being defenseless. pablo_marmol Nov 2014 #5

I care about mine and my families life too much for that. ileus Nov 2014 #10

That is you choice not mine. MicaelS Nov 2014 #18

Some handguns have built-in locks krispos42 Nov 2014 #7

for home self defense meaning you do not intend to carry it littlewolf Nov 2014 #8

For me safer is 19+1 rounds ready to protect. ileus Nov 2014 #9

understand and agree with you. littlewolf Nov 2014 #14

Others are more qualified than I am. But I'd lean toward a revolver for reliability. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #17

Now you've got me rethinking my post (#22). I'm still pretty sure about what I wrote but Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #23

If one is worried about that particular mistake, one can get a pistol with a magazine disconnects. benEzra Nov 2014 #20

It depends, in part on how much you intend to practice with it? DonP Nov 2014 #21

I'm "petite." While I am fit I have small hands and not a lot of strength. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #22

I personally choose a pistol for home defense. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2014 #24

The safest is no gun in the home upaloopa Nov 2014 #27

Lucky for you, nobody is forcing you to buy one. Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #29

Lucky for me no one will get shot by my gun in the house upaloopa Nov 2014 #35

Great. Can you not dictate what others can own or not own? acalix Nov 2014 #38

The Second Amendment is made to be a devisive issue by the crazies PeoViejo Nov 2014 #32

Isn't it amazing how many Concern Trolls show-up on Gun threads. PeoViejo Nov 2014 #33

Neither design is inherently unsafe sarisataka Nov 2014 #36

"Safer" will be entirely up to you, not the gun. Racking the slide and checking for a round in Skeeter Barnes Nov 2014 #37

it is difficult to accidently fire a revolver ... quadrature Nov 2014 #39

What you describe also applies to many semi-autos. ManiacJoe Nov 2014 #40