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Old 02-18-2023, 03:56 PM
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A google search will find hours of reading and watching videos of news reports where an armed citizen saved their life or another person's. Many times, just the brandishing of a weapon to a thug wanting to victimize a person has prevented the assault.
The NRA magazine every month lists 6 or so news reports of an armed good guy stopping a criminal act. The source for the article is also provided so it can be independently verified.
According to the FBI and the CDC, that happens between 400,000 and 2.5 MILLION times/year...

Guns Prevent Thousands of Crimes Every Day, Research Shows - Foundation for Economic Education
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