Dude....you can't start a story like that and then not finish it! What the F happened?
On 4/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some of those numbers are outrageous and appear to be from faulty data. > > 2.5 million uses of a guns for defensive purposes each year? Get the > hell out of dodge. Did the researchers get there entire sampling from > the projects? > > There are roughly 301 million Americans. According to the Census the > average American household is 2.6 people. 301 million / 2.6 = 116 > million households. 116 / 2.5 = 46.4. That means that according to > these researchers 1: 46.4 households uses a gun for self defense every > year. That is 6849 uses of a gun in self defense each and everyday. I > would like more info, those numbers just seem a little high to me and I > tend to support the right to bear arms. > > How many people are on this list? How many of you, in your household > have used a gun in self defense in the past year? The past 5 years? Ever > outside of those who have used guns as part of their job (Police, > Military etc...) > > When I was 9 some guy came over our back fence. My dog was going nuts, I > got up looked out the window saw a guy coming over the fence. I woke up > my dad. He went to the closet, handed me a .30 caliber carbine told me > to shoot the guy if got past the dog. He then went and called the > police, while I sat looking out the window, down the barrel of the > carbine. That was 36 years ago. I have lived in South Central Los > Angeles, and lots of other crummy areas and have never again pointed a > gun at someone, not for a lack of access to guns but for a lack of > criminal targets. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:233208 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
