Reply #46: The epidemiological study simply states that having a gun in the house doesn't make you safer [View All]

[depakid]

In fact, the opposite is true- and there are other studies showing that you or a family member is far more likely to die or be injured by your own gun, than you are to ever use it for self defense.

As I mentioned- it's a matter of rational risk assessment and management.

Same deal with swimming in the ocean- people are afraid of sharks, and shark attacks- though rare, get a lot of press.

Drowning is much more mundane- but that's far and away how most people die.