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In reply to the discussion: Racism and gun culture [View all]BainsBane
(53,142 posts)In other words they are delusional? Cops shoot to kill. They unload their whole gun. That is how they are trained. They know full well that discharging their weapon will result in death. To pretend otherwise is simply false. If you aren't prepared to kill someone, you really should carry pepper spray or some similar product. Guns are designed to kill, and they do it very efficiently. Pretending otherwise doesn't make any sense.
I know of no study of the country's most inept gun owners, but there is a good deal of evidence that shows gun owners are far more likely to have their gun used against them or a member of their own family that an intruder or assailant. Mother Jones recounts some of that data here: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/pro-gun-myths-fact-check