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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
There are risks and benefits to owning a firearm, I'm grateful I have the right to decide for myself.
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Of course it is beneficial to have a true idea of what the risks & benefits are, rather then basing it on anecdotal evidence which most people seem to (which is also very vulnerable to heuristic errors and bias).
As for this study I don't have much of an opinion yet. Statistics are only as good as the data they are generated from, and the problem with meta-analyst is it is difficult to tell how good this data is, given the multiple sources.
However, logically I think they are probably right more or less, and I have never been overly convinced of the deterrent effect of posessing guns (particularly when the criminal element is also packing).