Gun Policy in the USA

No. Hence the absence of the question mark.

I mean, the FBI’s numbers for 2010 sure make that number look believable…
"Law enforcement reported 665 justifiable homicides in 2010. Of those, law enforcement officers justifiably killed 387 felons, and private citizens justifiably killed 278 people during the commission of a crime."

Ditto. I had already posted the information referenced.

The FBI has their own criteria for that data that ends up underestimating the number.

Then it is really is pointless to argue if you’re just going to wave off numbers reported by the FBI.

“The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen. Because these killings are determined through law enforcement investigation to be justifiable, they are tabulated separately from murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.”

The criteria for anyone interested

The idea that an average of 67,740 crimes are stopped because of a gun is good enough for me. That could equal 67,740 people who are alive rather than dead or not raped vs raped or uninjured vs seriously injured or any combination.

You don’t get it. The self-defense justification puts guns on the streets that are then used in the hundreds of thousands to a million plus of crimes. It is easily a net loss. Time disarm. Shut down the arms factories, and let the police protect us.

But also stops 67,740 crimes.

Do all states report this data?

If I put 3 holes my row boat every few seconds, patching only one before moving on to putting another 3 in the thing…

And who is going to make their guns?

That’s why you wear a life jacket.

The government operated ones that only supply law enforcement.

You irritate me, but you have a good sense of humor too. I don’t know what to feel.

Think of a gun as that life jacket. You still wear one even if you can swim.

That sounds like socialism, no thanks.

Heh, ok man. Seriously, take care. It’s getting a little late here. Sorry, for any rudeness on my part.

I lived in Jersey. I can’t even recognize rudeness anymore.

Lol. Ok, understood.