Continuing a habit of noting statistics and figures for use against those who would support gun control, I present you with the idea that a gun is better defense against a robbery attempt than passive behavior.[1] Specifically, "women who used a gun to resist an attack were 2.5 times more likely to escape uninjured than those who behaved passively."[2] And that statistic that you are more likely to shoot yourself or a family member than an attacker? It included suicides to come up with that statement.
- Mr. Dan Mitchell. "Gun ownership especially important for women" Dan Mitchell's C-Log, townhall.com. 2006-01-14 http://www.townhall.com/blogs/c-log/Dan Mitchell/story/2006/01/14/182435.html
- Mr. John R. Lott Jr. "A Girl's Guide to Guns" The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. 2006-01-05 http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.23643/pub_detail.asp