Isnt a gun in the house more likely to hurt a family member than a criminal?
This assertion has surfaced as a result of statistical manipulation on the part of gun control advocates. If you have an abusive husband, and you use a firearm to prevent him from killing you, the anti-gun crowd chalks that up in the The gun hurt a family member column. While true, its not a good indication of the actual circumstances. Their numbers do not differentiate accidents from incidents where a firearm is used to prevent a violent crime by one family member against another. In actuality, firearms accidents are among the least common of all household accidents, including drowning, poisoning, or fires. Q: If guns are so safe, why are we always hearing about bad things happening involving guns? A: Quite simply, because violence, death, and tragedy are big news stories. Unfortunately, in todays world, news outlets are less concerned with fair reporting than they are with ratings. 2.5 million times a year, a firearm is used to foil a crime. We hear very little about this, but a bit
