page_title: Defensive gun use
hierarchical_section_title: Defensive gun use
caption_attribution_description: English: A woman trains real-life defensive gun use scenarios at a video shooting range with live ammunition in Prague, Czech Republic. Firearm - Kahr CM9.
context_page_description: Defensive gun use is the use or presentation of a firearm for self-defense, defense of others or in some cases, protecting property. The frequency of incidents involving DGU, and their effectiveness in providing safety and reducing crime is a controversial issue in gun politics and criminology, chiefly in the United States. Different authors and studies employ different criteria for what constitutes a defensive gun use which leads to controversy in comparing statistical results. Perceptions of defensive gun use are recurring themes in discussions over gun rights, gun control, armed police, open and concealed carry of firearms.
context_section_description: Defensive gun use (DGU) is the use or presentation of a firearm for self-defense, defense of others or in some cases, protecting property. The frequency of incidents involving DGU, and their effectiveness in providing safety and reducing crime is a controversial issue in gun politics and criminology, chiefly in the United States. Different authors and studies employ different criteria for what constitutes a defensive gun use which leads to controversy in comparing statistical results. Perceptions of  defensive gun use are recurring themes in discussions over gun rights, gun control, armed police, open and concealed carry of firearms.
caption: A woman trains real-life defensive gun use scenarios with live ammunition at a video shooting range in Prague, Czech Republic.
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