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Re: An armed society...
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Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:50:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> But we need guns to prevent crime, right?
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> Oh, wait... According to http://www.norc.uchicago.edu/new/guns97.pdf
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> > Most people took multiple precautions during the last year to protect
> > themselves against crime. Out of a list of 10 possible anti-crime measures
> > people on average too 3.6 measures. As Table 10 indicates, locking doors was
> > the most common measure taken (94%) and carrying a gun away from home was the
> > least common (11%). People were then asked what measure of those they had
> > taken did they consider the “most effective in protecting yourself from
> > crime.” Acting more aware or cautious was the first choice (41%) followed by
> > locking doors (24.5%). All other precautions were much less frequently
> > mentioned. Keeping a gun at home was listed as 6th most effective (4.5%) and
> > carrying a gun away from home as 9th most effective (1.5%). Even among those
> > who used guns for anti-crime protection, few judged firearms as especially
> > effective. ---Page 13
So, if I understand your implication, you're saying that taking safety measure
X is dumb if it is less helpful than safety measure Y. Right? Inherent in
that idea is that only one safety precaution is appropriate, right?
So if I surveyed skydivers and found that only 4% of them thought a backup
chute was really valuable, you'd take a pass on having one when jumping? I
doubt it.
_I_ lock my doors, act aware and keep my wits about me when in strange turf,
have guns at home (don't carry any out, routinely), spend time considering
combat strategies and scenarios on my property, practice unarmed combat
techniques, maintain a social network with my neighbors so that we're watching
out for one another, read the paper, keep telephones with 911 speed-dials in
each zone of my house, secure my sliding glass doors with heavy dowels, lock
windows, etc. Many of those individual precautions alone amount to not much,
but together they form a network of security that helps me be and feel prepared
to protect my family in case the need should arise. Firearms are one tool in
my arsenal (so to speak :-).
Chris
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