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Winter wind · Dec 4, 2007, 05:37 am

Alright in response,
This is the number of justifiable homicides in 2001-2005. To be clear, the definition of justifiable is when a felony is happening to the person who fought back with a gun. This does not include minor assaults and verbal assaults nor does it include same-sex rapes.

2001, 183 justifiable gun deaths

2002, 189

2003, 203

2004, 166

2005, 192

The number of gun deaths in the United States during these years.

2001, 8,890 making a ratio of 1:48 defense gun deaths verses gun homicides.

2002, 9,528 with a ratio of 1:50

2003, 9,659 ratio of 1:48

2004, 9,385 ratio of 1:56

2005, 10,100 ratio of 1:53

All of this data comes from Expanded Homicide Data - Crime in the United States 2005
To compare, this percent maybe wrong, but I'm sure it's close. Around 40% of house olds in America have a gun.

You guys have gotten me serious.

Also as an interesting side note, the second leading cause of death of those under the age of 19 is firearms. The first is car crashes.
source
WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Reports

Dec 4, 2007, 05:37 am	#31 (permalink) (top)
Winter wind adorable = power Location: Hong Kong, China Posts: 1,821	Alright in response, This is the number of justifiable homicides in 2001-2005. To be clear, the definition of justifiable is when a felony is happening to the person who fought back with a gun. This does not include minor assaults and verbal assaults nor does it include same-sex rapes. 2001, 183 justifiable gun deaths 2002, 189 2003, 203 2004, 166 2005, 192 The number of gun deaths in the United States during these years. 2001, 8,890 making a ratio of 1:48 defense gun deaths verses gun homicides. 2002, 9,528 with a ratio of 1:50 2003, 9,659 ratio of 1:48 2004, 9,385 ratio of 1:56 2005, 10,100 ratio of 1:53 All of this data comes from Expanded Homicide Data - Crime in the United States 2005 To compare, this percent maybe wrong, but I'm sure it's close. Around 40% of house olds in America have a gun. You guys have gotten me serious. Also as an interesting side note, the second leading cause of death of those under the age of 19 is firearms. The first is car crashes. source WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Reports Don't forget this is all in good fun! "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Verbal Kint, "Usual Suspects"