re: #48 Obdicut

re: #61 wrenchwench

If a woman keeps a gun in her house, it is more likely to be used in a way she does not want it to be used than it is to be used to prevent a rape. So do you think she should get a gun anyway?

From your comment to Obdicut:

It’s a crappy argument, not a fair one. If the disputable fact is that she’s more safe when actually she is less safe, it removes ALL value of the rest.

If we want to talk about big statistics like what is more or less likely, let’s also then include the most likely outcome of them all. The most likely outcome is a gun will be owned and kept without an accident ever happening. Or it being needed in a defensive act. Even police rarely need the gun except as a precaution. But we (as a society) sure want them to have it.

So sure lets educate the gun owner with all the likelihoods. Along with those responsibilities like safe storage and an abundance of training and practice.