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<blockquote data-quote="CanadianDream" data-source="post: 2389402" data-attributes="member: 571814">As I said man...that is the statistics.&nbsp; Even when they account for area, crime rate and socio economic factors.&nbsp; If you carry a gun, you are more likely to be injured by one then if you don&#039;t.This is not just from self injury, but carrying a gun often escalates a situation to where a gun is used.&nbsp; So where normally both parties would have walked away, or there would have been limited violence...it ends up with one party injured by the gun.&nbsp; YES...the criminals get injured more as well...but again..the bottom line is you are FAR more likely to be injured by a gun if you carry one.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t believe me, look it up.&nbsp; Don&#039;t just spout your opinion man... do some research.&nbsp; You may FEEL you are safer...but in fact you put you, kids, wife, family, etc. at greater risk by carrying one.So in your scenario...the guy comes after your car with a knife...who the hell cares..let them have it..collect insurance...you are much more likely to ALL go home uninjured then if you pull the gun.&nbsp; You pull the gun...then what?&nbsp; The robber retaliates... you try to shoot...mabye you hit him...maybe he stabs you or your WIFE or KIDS in the process.&nbsp; Maybe he has a buddy with a gun on you.&nbsp; The history of such incidents tells the story man.As to the pizza guy..understand man...you have to make cash.&nbsp; But is making that little bit extra cash worth it if you feel your are so in danger that you need to carry a gun.&nbsp; Lots of jobs out there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadianDream, post: 2389402, member: 571814"] As I said man...that is the statistics. Even when they account for area, crime rate and socio economic factors. If you carry a gun, you are more likely to be injured by one then if you don't. This is not just from self injury, but carrying a gun often escalates a situation to where a gun is used. So where normally both parties would have walked away, or there would have been limited violence...it ends up with one party injured by the gun. YES...the criminals get injured more as well...but again..the bottom line is you are FAR more likely to be injured by a gun if you carry one. If you don't believe me, look it up. Don't just spout your opinion man... do some research. You may FEEL you are safer...but in fact you put you, kids, wife, family, etc. at greater risk by carrying one. So in your scenario...the guy comes after your car with a knife...who the hell cares..let them have it..collect insurance...you are much more likely to ALL go home uninjured then if you pull the gun. You pull the gun...then what? The robber retaliates... you try to shoot...mabye you hit him...maybe he stabs you or your WIFE or KIDS in the process. Maybe he has a buddy with a gun on you. The history of such incidents tells the story man. As to the pizza guy..understand man...you have to make cash. But is making that little bit extra cash worth it if you feel your are so in danger that you need to carry a gun. Lots of jobs out there. [/QUOTE]

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