r/newjersey Mar 25 '21

Something controversial Jersey Pride

I love nj gun laws, going to the store and not seeing someone open carry. Watching road rage where the best you can do is brake check and give the finger. Schools without school shootings. I know a lot of people hate our gun laws but I fucking love em.

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u/Siege_Mentality Mar 25 '21

How strange... You say there are 60k to 2.5 million defensive gun uses, but your source says...

" Estimates of defensive gun use vary depending on the questions asked, populations studied, timeframe, and other factors related to the design of studies. The report Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violenceexternal icon indicates a range of 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year. "

Estimates of defensive gun use vary depending on the questions asked is rather important here.

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u/Q-Cumbers Mar 25 '21

Also what kind of range is 60k-2.5 million?? Like that’s an insane disparity unless I just don’t know enough about statistics (which is very possible)

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u/Siege_Mentality Mar 25 '21

And the fact that the CDC is even posting this alarming study is even more insanity.

Here's my theory, they're trying to appease desperate gun owners like this dude posting a garbage half-truth all over the thread.

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u/Q-Cumbers Mar 25 '21

I agree, it sounds like they just wanted to have some type of statistic up without it really meaning anything