I think the common interpretation of that statistic is bad. The chance of injuring yourself is astronomically small if you get proper training and handle the gun responsibly. It's just that the people who do not do those things get hurt a lot, playing with tools designed to kill.
Also, y'know... suicides. Especially among men, who are more likely to use more certain methods of ending it, guns are a favorite. Add to that suicide being most often a rather impulsive decision in a particularly low moment, having a gun at home can be a serious health hazard for everyone with some level of suicidal ideation.
Ya! I feel like the chance of hurting yourself while cleaning, or at the range, is pretty low. It's not hard to follow the safety guidelines. I've just heard mixed messages from statistics around specifically using guns for self-defence. Like I've heard that you're more likely to hurt yourself than actually stop an attack, or whatever.
I dunno, the country I'm in doesn't have a lot of violent crime, and people don't really use guns for self-defence, so I'm honestly just trying to understand where people are coming from when it comes to american gun culture and whatnot :) thanks for the good response :)
I think the common interpretation of that statistic is bad. The chance of injuring yourself is astronomically small if you get proper training and handle the gun responsibly. It's just that the people who do not do those things get hurt a lot, playing with tools designed to kill.
Also, y'know... suicides. Especially among men, who are more likely to use more certain methods of ending it, guns are a favorite. Add to that suicide being most often a rather impulsive decision in a particularly low moment, having a gun at home can be a serious health hazard for everyone with some level of suicidal ideation.
Ya! I feel like the chance of hurting yourself while cleaning, or at the range, is pretty low. It's not hard to follow the safety guidelines. I've just heard mixed messages from statistics around specifically using guns for self-defence. Like I've heard that you're more likely to hurt yourself than actually stop an attack, or whatever.
I dunno, the country I'm in doesn't have a lot of violent crime, and people don't really use guns for self-defence, so I'm honestly just trying to understand where people are coming from when it comes to american gun culture and whatnot :) thanks for the good response :)