Viable Opposition: The Use of Guns for Self-Protection - Who Is Right?
Now, let's examine the use of guns
for self-defense during the five year period from 2007 to 2011 from statistics
compiled by the Bureau of Justice National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
which has been in existence since 1973. During the aforementioned five
year period, the NCVS estimates that there were 29,618,300 victims of an
attempted or completed violent crime. During that same period of time,
only 235,700 of the self-protective behaviours used by victims involved a
firearm. The survey does not show whether a firearm was actually used or
whether off-duty law enforcement officers are included.
Here is a chart breaking down the
types of self-protective behaviours used:
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