Anti-gun arguing point?

[trsmith1818]

NR-

I am a staunch 2nd Amendment supporter, as I assume everyone on this forum is. I constantly hear/see the fact that if someone has a gun in the home, your more likely to use it on a member of your own family over an intruded. I have to believe that this is an old misrepresented statistic that has been propagated by the anti gun people, but can anyone substantiate or refute this notion and provide evidence?

 

[SJB358]

I can't say for sure, but I think my wife has wanted to kill me a few times. Usually it is a remote control, or whatever the nearest projectile is within her grasp though. I don't "think" she'd shoot me............

 

[DrMike]

To my knowledge there has never been a refereed scientific study supporting this contention. It is anti-gun mythology.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I have never actually read or heard of anyone killing a relative in their own home. I believe this is a Progressive myth, kind of like Pedastry does not create child molesters.

 

[wildgene]

NR-

I am a staunch 2nd Amendment supporter, as I assume everyone on this forum is. I constantly hear/see the fact that if someone has a gun in the home, your more likely to use it on a member of your own family over an intruded. I have to believe that this is an old misrepresented statistic that has been propagated by the anti gun people, but can anyone substantiate or refute this notion and provide evidence?

...this often quoted "fact" comes from an extremely flawed study that looked @ "43 selected deaths in 2 selected cities, of 43 deaths studied, 37 were suicides, others involved drug deal w/i a family...

http://www.gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts ... screen.pdf

pgs.29-30

 

[Charlie-NY]

I can't say for sure, but I think my wife has wanted to kill me a few times. Usually it is a remote control, or whatever the nearest projectile is within her grasp though. I don't "think" she'd shoot me............

Now that funny !!!!!!!