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marcus_holmeslast Wednesday at 4:07 AM1 replyview on HN

Hey, my sympathies on your plight :(

I don't know what I'd do in a similar situation. Again, I don't see how carrying a gun could improve the situation, except possibly that if everyone on the left was also carrying then the folks on the right might get scared and begin to think more rationally about gun control.

Statistically, though, you're safer than they are. Guns are much more likely to kill their owners than anyone else [0], so while it's obviously scary, maybe the thought that your neighbours are less likely to kill you than themselves or each other brings some comfort?

[0] https://academic.oup.com/aje/article-abstract/160/10/929/140...


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abeyerlast Wednesday at 4:53 AM

> Guns are much more likely to kill their owners than anyone else [0]

That article says no such thing, despite people often claiming it does.

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