we should have more background checks, it would reduce gun violence

one police officer doesn't negate tons of studies and conventionql wisdom of people in the know... that guns are more likely to cause harm to a possessor. which implies reducing possessrs reduces violence.... it's one of the easiest google searches ive done (search words = having gun home more likely) but here is some info.... http://aje.oxfordjou...... Data from a US mortality follow-back survey were analyzed to determine whether having a firearm in the home increases the risk of a violent death in the home and whether risk varies by storage practice, type of gun, or number of guns in the home. Those persons with guns in the home were at greater risk than those without guns in the home of dying from a homicide in the home (adjusted odds ratio = 1.9, 95% confidence interval: 1.1, 3.4). They were also at greater risk of dying from a firearm homicide, but risk varied by age and whether the person was living with others at the time of death. The risk of dying from a suicide in the home was greater for males in homes with guns than for males without guns in the home (adjusted odds ratio = 10.4, 95% confidence interval: 5.8, 18.9). Persons with guns in the home were also more likely to have died from suicide committed with a firearm than from one committed by using a different method (adjusted odds ratio = 31.1, 95% confidence interval: 19.5, 49.6). Results show that regardless of storage practice, type of gun, or number of firearms in the home, having a gun in the home was associated with an increased risk of firearm homicide and firearm suicide in the home. http://www.minnpost...... Having a gun in your home significantly increases your risk of death " and that of your spouse and children. And it doesn"t matter how the guns are stored or what type or how many guns you own. If you have a gun, everybody in your home is more likely than your non-gun-owning neighbors and their families to die in a gun-related accident, suicide or homicide. Furthermore, there is no credible evidence that having a gun in your house reduces your risk of being a victim of a crime. Nor does it reduce your risk of being injured during a home break-in. The health risks of owning a gun are so established and scientifically non-controvertible that the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement in 2000 recommending that pediatricians urge parents to remove all guns from their homes. Study after study has been conducted on the health risks associated with guns in the home. One of the latest was a meta-review published in 2011 by David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. He examined all the scientific literature to date on the health risks and benefits of gun ownership. What he found was sobering, to say the least. read more on findings there great article and more here http://arstechnica.c...... i could go on and on ----------------------------------------- the only way your argument would hold is if you could say everyone who is denied a gun will go get one off the criminal market.... this is ludicris. surely some will not buy a guy if they aren't suppose to have one. i'd guess it's most people cause they don't want to get in more trouble and they aren't black hoodies who stops at nothing to do crime and get guns. it's ridiculous to mention bombs. if you have a gun in your closet, you might go on a school shooting spree as it's so easy. it doesn't mean you're goig to go to all the trouble of figuring out how to make a bomb and do it. even knives, there's probly millions times more knives than guns so you're more likely to be hurt but it dont mean the gun aint more times likely to kll someone. if you have to resort to comparing us to nazi's then it's pretty clear you are engaging in conspiracy theroies as we are no where close to that. we should wowrry about the actual probelms of gun violence than worry about far fetched ideas of government take over. i have my studies you have yours. a lot of your conclusions i dont even disagree with. but it's at best a stalemate or we can find some common ground. it's really all irrelevant though cause we are talking about screening and background checks, and you haven't shown anything in that regard. i assume cause it's incontovertible... checks can and do, only help reduce violence.