Cato Institute study says armed citizens prevent thousands of crimes
Researchers at the Cato Institute have reviewed eight years worth of news reports about shooting in self-defense and conclude, "the vast majority of gun owners are ethical and competent, and tens of thousands of crimes are prevented each year by ordinary citizens with guns."
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/138894094.html
I offer this as a parry to today's spate of anti-firearm threads.
Researchers at the Cato Institute have reviewed eight years worth of news reports about shooting in self-defense and conclude, "the vast majority of gun owners are ethical and competent, and tens of thousands of crimes are prevented each year by ordinary citizens with guns."
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/138894094.html
I offer this as a parry to today's spate of anti-firearm threads.