[extropy-chat] Gun and crime stats for the USA

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> Putting aside the suicides, the Kellermann/Reay figures show 2.39 accidental
> or criminal deaths by firearm (in the home) for every justifiable fatal
> shooting. Now, 2 to 1 is a lot less dramatic than 43 to 1 earlier reported
> in a flawed  earlier analysis, but we still have more unjustifiable gun
> deaths than justifiable gun deaths in the home.

To get a real ratio you need to factor in the justifiable shootings
which do not occur. Innocent people defending themselves probably
shoot (or shoot to kill) less often than the bad guys.

Major