Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of defensive gun use incidents (2nd nomination)
as violating . What a cheerful cherry-picked list of gun brandishings. Both the list entries demonstrate and the inclusion criteria seem intended to choose incidents in which defensive gun use: 1) was successful, 2) was deemed justified, and 3) no bystanders were harmed. Out of the defensive gun uses each year in the U.S. alone (2.5 million according to pro-gun activists Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz; 108,000 in 2008 according to the FBI, each a potential entry), the list of entries (as of this date stamp) doesn't include a single case in which a bystander or other innocent was killed or injured by the defensive shooter. The list and the sources from Cato ("The bottom line is that gun owners stop a lot of criminal mayhem every year.") and the RedditDGU ("...dedicated to cataloging incidents in the United States where legally-owned guns are used to deter or stop violent crime") seem intended to promote the idea that defensive gun use is entirely a positive thing. In truth, defensive shootings are sometimes unsuccessful (Cato's ''Tough Target'' pdf, pg 3; http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=470871&highlight=open+carry, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20091030-233116/Businessman-killed-with-own-gun-by-intruder), unjustified (http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-09-28/story/connecticut-man-kills-masked-teen-discovers-he-shot-his-own-son, http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Jurors-acquit-homeowner-of-college-student-s-1685756.php) and messy (http://johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?id=102641, http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018312372_folklifeshooting30m.html). This is a case of advocacy and framing the argument unfairly. Failing delete, '''Move''' to to the more accurate namespace List of defensive gun use incidents which were successful and justified
— User:BusterD, 14:25, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:POV (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view)