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According to the FBI, between 1.6 to 3%

According to Dr. Gary Kleck, criminologist at Florida State University in Tallahassee and author of "Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America," a book used by many in the gun debate, 800,000-2,500,000 crimes are stopped by guns each year. The numbers are from different studies.

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There were over 19,000 deaths by accidental drug overdose in 2004. The majority of these deaths were from prescription drugs, not illegal drugs. Banning prescription drugs makes as much sense as banning guns.

Regarding accidental shooting deaths per year, that number is in the 14,000-17,000 range. Over 100,000,000 guns are owned in America.

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TWO and a HALF MILLION violent criminals are are stopped each year by armed citizens. Of the 2,500,000 annual self-defense cases using guns, more than 7.7% (192,500) are by women defending themselves against sexual abuse. (Source: Dr Gary Kleck of Florida State University Department of Criminology)

Woman armed with a gun stopped 97% of all rapes attempts.

78% of unarmed women COULD NOT stop a rape attempt

(Source: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Rape Victimization in 26 American Cities , U.S. Department of Justice)

The rate of defensive gun use is six times that of criminal gun use. (Source: Shall issue: the new wave of concealed handgun permit laws, Clayton Cramer, David Kopel, Independence Institute Issue Paper.)

For every accidental death, suicide, or homicide with a firearm, 10 lives are saved

through defensive use. (Source: National Crime Victimization Survey,)

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The last time I check, it was around 0.1%. Crimes committed with LEGALLY owned guns are extremely low.

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