Gonna respect science. Statistically, homeowners with guns are far more likely to shoot themselves or a family member than an intruder. And yes, the cops can’t solve every social ill and prevent all crime. But the sheer quantity of guns in circulation in the US endangers us all: guns which are unregulated, unaccounted for, and untrained users. It would be great if evidence based common sense rules could be enacted here. Ah, but for NRA histrionics!

About 300 million guns for 275 million people.
You can tell its a skewed, loony argument when this "good guy" stuff starts happening. The Vegas shooter thought he was a good guy, so did the Colorado Uber shooter, a bunch of them. youd figure with all these good guys around (note "guys" ) that these massacres would stop happening. I always think of "you loot, we shoot" back when Katrina was going on, when this "Good guys" bullshit comes up, lol.

Yeah, you want nuts like this out fighting crime? The kid in the kilt?

Its funny that you should say "Stories", lol. "seem to be heroes", hahaha. there is a lot of that. For years, triggertrash would love to trot out the Mauser Cates study and cite its findings on Defensive Gun Uses (called DGUs) but on page 11 of the study, it mentions "telescoping", which Mauser and Cates have academically rebranded "bullshitting". The Pro Gun lobby /Cartel has promoted a dangerous fiction to gun consumers in america about this.

Some civilians are properly trained. The thought that people are just going around to kill a bad hombre is the exception rather than the rule. Never heard of one example. This state is an open carry state. If you have a CCW, you can't take a firearm in the same places you can't take an open carry.

Everybody has the right to defend themselves, in one way, shape, or form. Someone breaks into your house and tries to kill you? Unless there is an officer very close, Jimmy Johns will probably be faster! Hey Mr. Bad Guy, can you wait 30 minutes? Let me call 911, then Dominoes! I want to see who gets here first! I got a call from my former business partner recently. He asked if I knew a vehicle. I said no and why. He was hauling cattle, and said there was someone suspicious sitting on the road near the gate. He stopped and asked what he had dropped off a friend that was off his meds. He said he looked like he was on drugs. I called dispatch and it took about an hour for them to get back! Lensecrafters can make you a pair of glasses in that time! Takes that long, they'll find your carcass. If you do survive, you have a cold pizza.

I understand what your main point is, but unless you've been in a situation, you don't know what can happen in a fraction of a second! The leave it to the police is a joke. Because they are trained! I very recently had a knock on the door from an officer. It was about a bonfire I had. Never got a ticket or a verbal warning. Just said he had to follow up. When I was outside talking, he noticed my 7" bowie knife. He asked if I had a bear problem. You need to be one tough mother to kill a bear! I told him my father gave me it for my birthday. I told him he could see it. I reached slowly to unsheeth, and presented it business end towards me. What I noticed is he had his hand ready to draw his side arm! He looked t t for a few seconds, the checked it for sharpless He cut his finger! A knife is designed to cut things! What did he think it was gonna do? He yelled "DAMN THAT'S SHARP". I don't want to know how he checks his firearms...

Every story of a good guy with a gun shooting a bad guy with a gun is ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE. Every one. These stories say nothing. What we need to look at is over-all statistics.

It is often played up as a reason for being armed. However, if neither side was armed in the first place these things would not happen. Besides, it is a rare occurrence.

That's what happens when you don't remove the guns from the population.

If we weren't knee deep in guns these incidents wouldn't be happening. Every other country in the world has the same issues as we do but none of the first world countries have anywhere near our level of gun violence. The only difference is the number of guns.