The Lifetime Likelihood Of Needing A Gun For Self-Defense

[jmorris]

https://gundigest.com/handguns/personal ... ihood-data

[BigGuy]

I follow the rule expressed by a couple of sayings:
1) I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
2) Ever needing a gun is a low probability, but high impact event.

[troglodyte]

I believe TAM, or maybe his son, said it well, "It's not the odds, it's the cost." (I hope I didn't butcher it too much)

[RoyGBiv]

It's not the odds, it's the stakes.

[BigGuy]

I believe TAM, or maybe his son, said it well, "It's not the odds, it's the cost." (I hope I didn't butcher it too much)

[BigGuy]

It's not the odds, it's the stakes.

[JRG]

I refuse to be unarmed, if at all possible. There are many places I no longer frequent due to their policies regarding personal weapons. Of course, at my age (72), I have many visits to doctors. Those visits are about the only times I am unarmed.

Hopefully, I never need my gun, but it is comforting on my body to have it.

Joe