Post #2006 by onepoorguy on the US Policy board

Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy ❤

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (103)

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

No. of Recommendations: 6

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).

Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!

Print the post

Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (103)

Prev | Next

Announcements

US Policy FAQ

Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

A community forum supporting civilized, and highly helpful, self-educating investors that come together for Shrewdness and merry spirits. These message boards closely follow the look and feel of the old message boards at boards.fool.com prior to the boards redirected to discussion.fool.com. Shrewd'm is not affiliated with the comprehensive and excellent investment website, The Motley Fool (TMF), in any way. The Shrewd commmunity here has owed, and continues to owe, gratitude to The Motley Fool for nurturing a culture of jovial irreverence towards Wall St, and that tradition will continue here.