> .. having a gun in the home makes it much more likely that the homeowner will be shot by a family member .. <
That lie keeps being repeated over and over despite the facts, and is treated as a fact by the left/gun-grabbers.
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There is a study on violence that was recently released that has not gotten much attention despite the recent gun ban debates.
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4557
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What scares me most about this are irresponsible gun owners who leave their loaded guns laying around where toddlers can get a hold of it and kill themselves or or their siblings or little friends.
I'm on the various newspapers' comments section lately, fighting these know-nothings. For the line above, I reply "Residences of meth heads and gang bangers usually have that problem."
I rarely get a response.