On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 06:26:03 GMT, Mike In Santa Cruz
wrote:

Most stolen guns are handguns

Victims report to the Victim Survey that in 53% of
the thefts of guns, handguns were stolen. The
FBI's stolen gun file's 2 million reports include
information on--
1.26 million handguns (almost 60%)
470,000 rifles (22%)
356,000 shotguns (17%).

Like I keep saying .... they make the owner a taget.

In those ~2,000,000 cases, how many times did
the gun get used in self-defense?
Looks like about none.

How many thefts would NOT have happened,
including all associated injuries & deaths, had they
NOT had thse guns to steal?

OTOH We now have probably ~2,000,000 more
people armed to protect themselves with guns,
do we not?
--
Cliff