Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds

Re:Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds by adamredwoods on Thursday September 16, 2021 @08:48PM (#28559742)

The problem is not specifically criminals, but how people react to others under stress, and how they view guns in their lives. Do they turn to guns quickly, or do they find peaceful solutions? The posted signs are one way to judge, and I really do hope most people are peaceful, even though they portray violence. My family's safety could depend on their true nature.

An example of someone's recent true nature:

>> A Washington man was arrested after officials said he shot and killed a neighbor for revving his engine too loudly.

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article...

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Re:Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds by ctdonath on Thursday September 16, 2021 @10:25PM (#28560537)

Those familiar with guns know their place, and are (on the whole) actually much less likely to harm others without cause - precisely because they are familiar with the likely harm.

One cherry-picked anecdote is insufficient. A million or so crimes, murders included, are deterred/stopped every year - most without firing a shot.

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Re:Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds by hytdstd on Thursday September 16, 2021 @11:58PM (#28561049)

> A million or so crimes, murders included, are deterred/stopped every year - most without firing a shot.

The data don't really suggest that this is the case. Compared to other western countries, America has the same rate of crime. The difference is, of course, that criminal activity is more likely to involve firearms and thus death.

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