"`` Results . After adjustment , individuals in possession of a gun were 4.46 ( P < .05 ) times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not in possession . Among gun assaults where the victim had at least some chance to resist , this adjusted odds ratio increased to 5.45 ( P < .05 ) . Conclusions . On average , guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault . Although successful defensive gun uses occur each year , the probability of success may be low for civilian gun users in urban areas . Such users should reconsider their possession of guns or , at least , understand that regular possession necessitates careful safety countermeasures. `` http : //works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcon ... dennis_culhane Not owning a gun makes me safer and two cherry picked 911 calls does not disprove that ."
"Tell that to Ruth Price . The murder rate in DC went up 200 % after the handgun ban . It dropped 50 % in Florida after Shall Issue laws were reinstated . You argue that people can not be trusted with guns , because they might injure themselves in accidents ( hence the 4.46 figure ) . My argument is that I 'd rather take my chances than be defenseless , because I 'm relatively sure that I wo n't shoot myself or anyone else by accident . I can not say that no one will every try to violently attack me or my family within the course of my life with the same certainty . Stop trying to protect people from themselves and start trying to protect them from criminals ."
"After adjustment , individuals in possession of a gun were 4.46"
"Tell that to Ruth Price . The murder rate in DC went up 200 % after the handgun ban ."