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WanderingPickles t1_j9b1npp wrote

Reply to comment by fourfourzero in Union City neighbor shoots man he witnessed stabbing woman by B1Baker

You can google it. Here is a wiki entry that covers the spread of studies and results. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_gun_use

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fourfourzero t1_j9be8a0 wrote

that's not a source. you sir, are full of shit.

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No___ImRight t1_j9bf4x5 wrote

You know that Wikipedia has a "References" section with all the sources

This person provided you with appr 49 sources.

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WanderingPickles t1_j9bfyk8 wrote

I sure did. I even provided a sort of disclaimer, noted that it includes a wide range of sources too.

It’s almost like some folks never moved beyond needing to be spoon fed by mommy and daddy.

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Benedictus84 t1_j9bi45b wrote

The only time the FBI is mentioned is in a statistic that per every defensive homicide there are 35 criminal homicides.

I wont say Wikipedia is not a source. But this source does not support your claim and is overal quite terrible.

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Hawklet98 t1_j9bk7c8 wrote

35,000,000 criminal homicides every year? That sounds about right. What, you don’t think 10% of Americans are murdered every year? You must not watch Fox News.

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Benedictus84 t1_j9ble4w wrote

To be fair, they didn't say there were a million defensive homicides per year. Just a million instances of defensive gun use.

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WanderingPickles t1_j9bj03b wrote

Look up the other sources. Additionally, look deeper; the overwhelming majority of defensive incidents do not result in someone’s death.

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Benedictus84 t1_j9bkyie wrote

Your claim is not supported by your source. That's all i am saying. There is no other mentioning about the FBI in your source. I understand that the majority of defensive incidents do not result in someone's death. I am not debating that.

Why do i have to spoon feed you all of this?

You can pick any of the sources cited by the Wikipedia article and i would bet none of them state it happens about a million times every year per the FBI.

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