Interactive Map Of Where Guns Were Used In Self Defense!

[xRUSTYx]

Haven't seen this posted, so I figured I'd share :)  What's neat - You can even add in an incident if you don't see it listed on the map :)

 

From the Cato Institute:

 

http://www.cato.org/guns-and-self-defense

 

Guns and Self Defense

 

What does this map mean?

Gun control proponents want legislation that will restrict access to firearms. The rationale for such legislation is to reduce accidental shootings and the criminal use of guns against people. But if harm reduction is the goal, policymakers should pause to consider how many crimes--murders, rapes, assaults, robberies--are thwarted by ordinary persons who were fortunate enough to have access to a gun. Gun control proponents cannot deny that people use guns successfully against criminals, but they tend to play down how often such events take place. The purpose of this map is to draw more attention to this aspect of the firearms policy debate.

Two additional points are worth noting. First, the map is not comprehensive. Criminals will often flee the scene when they discover that their intended target has a gun. With no shots fired, no injuries, and no suspect in custody, news organizations may report nothing at all. Thus, it is important to remember that news reports can only provide us with an imperfect picture of defensive gun use in America. Second, when a citizen is able to shoot an attacker or hold a rapist or robber until the police arrive, it is very likely that more than one crime has been prevented because if the culprit had not been stopped, he could have targeted other citizens as well. The bottom line is that gun owners stop a lot of criminal mayhem every year.

Edited February 16, 2013 by xRUSTYx

[TN_Hiker]

Very cool. This can only get better over time.

[runco]

I had not seen that before, thanks for posting.  Very interesting!

[Guest PapaB]

This is a great idea. Hats off to the Cato institute for doing this.

[hipower]

Nice rebuttal to the Gannet  ccw lists.

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Very good. I hope to see it get covered up with colored balloons. Some good press, right there.

[mcurrier]

I would assume though, that 90%+ of self defense situations where a gun is used to deter an assault or a criminal activity where no one is injured/killed will never make the list as many of those will never be publicly reported.

[xRUSTYx]

I would assume though, that 90%+ of self defense situations where a gun is used to deter an assault or a criminal activity where no one is injured/killed will never make the list as many of those will never be publicly reported.

 

Very true ....

 

But -- A list of justified shoots in defense is the next best thing :)

 

Went through quite a few of those ballons in the south last night, reading about each one :)

[Fivestring63]

I don't see the one near Knoxville where the guy came home and confronted 2 guys in his

home and killed both of them. Anybody else remember that one?

[Fivestring63]

I found it and suggested it to be added.

 

http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/97285544.html