According to DOJ crime statitistics, guns are used by private citizenz 2.5 million times per year to prevent violent crimes like rape, robbery, carjacking and home-invasion, 99% of the time without a shot being fired. (Source: GunFacts.info)
Fact is, most criminals are cowards who only pick on victims they believe to be defenseless. As soon as criminals discover that an intended victim is not defenseless, they run like Hell.
Case closed.
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