re: #22 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut

It’s not my view. It’s rational reality.

The stats are reality. How to use them is a matter of opinion and choice.

And absent worthwhile numbers, well not at all useful, sorry. You only have a part of the answer, the stats. Show me your suggested metric for yes, no and maybe the gun makes sense.

You omit that threats and risks move. Bad guys go to good neighborhoods. A neighbor can be an attacker. Rapist. Pedophile with kidnap in mind. Nice guys sometimes transit of have destinations in high crime areas.

Risk vs benefit. A gun owner can keep safety risks low, theft risk low. The bad guy risk is not nearly as controllable as the gun risks. I am not going to assess the risk of an accident in my home by the national average. It’s inaccurate when applied to an individual.