Subject: Re: She Had No Face
Yeah - for most people, like the person in this anecdote, they'd be much better off not having a gun in the home

The statistic is a few years old, but based on crime data a firearm in the home was/is 22x more likely to be used against a resident of that home than an intruder. Including suicides.

Almost no one actually needs a firearm. Some exceptions would be people that live in bear country, for example. But in a city or suburb, sans copious wild creatures, no one needs one. IMHO, it's just fear. Not being pejorative. Fear is a real thing, and I think it's why a lot of folks buy firearms. The data do not support that fear, and indicate quite the reverse (i.e. you're in more danger if there's a firearm in the house).