Bob,<br><br>Here is the article I mentioned: "Do Guns Make you Safer?" from the Philosopher's Stone.<br><br><a href="http://azjauthor.blogspot.com/2012/01/do-guns-make-you-safe.html">http://azjauthor.blogspot.com/2012/01/do-guns-make-you-safe.html</a><br>
<br>The article is much broader than the topic you are interested in but it is a very nice article with lots of information relevant to these debates. Here is a passage about your concern:<br><br>"One other factor, which is harder to nail down, is about crimes that are
completely averted because of the presence of a gun. In a 1994 study,
criminologist <a href="http://www.rense.com/general76/univ.htm">Gary Kleck indicated</a>
that he believed (based on survey data) that somewhere between 800,000
and 2.5 million crimes were averted because of the presence of a gun.
(Oddly, many of those citing him, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Kleck">Wikipedia</a>, reference only the 2.5 million number. Biased much?)"<br>
<br>There are some sources noted here that you can just click on when you get to the article and there are other interesting sources noted, as well.<br><br>Best, Joe<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Robert Dickow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dickow@turbonet.com" target="_blank">dickow@turbonet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Does anybody have sources for statistical figures on how many “successful uses” of defensive firearms there are in this country? For example, how many times have homeowners successfully (or unsuccessfully) defended themselves with guns? <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I am curious if there are accurate statistics. The government has laws in place preventing the publication of certain gun-related data. No joke. I heard that on TV last night! <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bob Dickow, troublemaker<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">--------</span></p><div><div class="im">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style>What was I thinking? Home invasions never happen.<br><br>Paul<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1f497d">-----------------------------</span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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