GAO report on concealed carry in America

[Atypical Liberal]

24. That is a very tragic anecdote. But it is still an anecdote.

How many are dying? In my friends case, one hundred percent of his children. In far too many families, one hundred percent of their children.

Surely you must realize what a meaningless statement this is in terms of policy decision, right?

Just because one of your friends lost all of his children, is this a reason for policy changes that affect millions of people?

How many people lose 100% of their children by drowning in toilets, buckets, bathtubs, or swimming pools?

Should we get rid of these things because some people lose their children to them? Of course not. Countless more people benefit from and enjoy such things than are harmed by them.

On occasion, guns are used to prevent a crime. A very rare occasion. A vast majority of the time they are used to slaughter innocents.

There are 40-80 million firearm owners in this country, and about 1,300,000 violent crimes each year. This means that 96.75% - 98.38% of firearm owners aren't involved. They can't be - there just aren't enough violent crimes to go around. Whether these people use their firearms to prevent a crime or as paperweights, it doesn't matter. The vast, overwhelming majority of firearm owners aren't involved in violent crimes.

On top of this, violent crime continues to decline, as it has for decades now.

I don't understand why you want to hold so many people responsible for the actions of so few.