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Comment by marcus_holmes

The self-defence thing absolutely fascinates me.

What are you guys so scared of?

It's a literal fact that a gun is much more likely to be used to kill its owner (or a member of the owner's own family) than any intruder or external threat [0]

Why is this such a thing in the USA? Why do you guys hold gun ownership up as this amazing freedom when owing a gun is literally, provably, way more of a threat to you and your family than anyone else?

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9715182/

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