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Originally Posted by nezmot
You've used these reported figures twice here - my concern with them is that if you think about those statistics, it means that between 40 and 60% of criminals <b>don't give a damn</b> whether their victim is armed or otherwise.
Regardless of whether you agree with gun control or not - it really is an unconvincing statistic.
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Thats just one stat that comes out of a book by James Wright and Peter Rossi, “Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their
Firearms”
It's a good read.
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